Bajaj DX-8 Dry Iron

Having used a rather heavy and old Bajaj iron that doubled as dumbbells, I finally decided to get a new and swanky iron. The product had to be sturdy (as my old faithful) as well as have good looks. Price too was a concern where in I didn’t want to spend a lot for an iron.

I searched the market and was somewhat surprised that Bajaj is no more the hot favorite amongst sellers. So initially I was shown Philips, Morphy-Richards and Orpat. All are good and have their own set of features. Philips have a good range but the moment you go to the steam range, they come with either a high price tag or features that are just a tad short of expectation (Steam pores, lack of Teflon coating on the ironing surface or the design itself). Morphy-Richards are certainly costly and have too many switches for a simple thing as iron.

Finally, I met my trusted brand Bajaj, which met my expectation perfectly. It has a simple and elegant design. A large part of the body is made of translucent blue plastic that clearly indicates the water level within. The weight is pretty light and handy, so no more muscle building! The temperature dials are marked with the international convention for ironing (comes on the garment label too as • = Low, •• = Medium and ••• = High) and are placed under the handle bar. Next to the dial is a bright orange LED that indicates if the iron is heating up. Upon heating up to the right temperate (as per settings) the light switches of until the thermostat reconnects. One can fully turn off the iron using the dial too, but it is recommended that the user unplugs the apparatus if it’s not going to be used for long.

At 1300 watts, the iron heats up very quickly. The spray and steam buttons are placed on the front of the handle and it also has a steam burst control knob which can also be used to clean the iron of scaling. All of these can be easily operated by the thumb alone. In this process, you need to fill the iron with water and then heat it up to its max and then turn the steam burst knob fully. This causes the water to boil within the surface of the iron and a gargling like process cleans the pores on the bottom plate. Note that the steam function is achieved only at maximum temperature and one can use the steam feature even if the iron is vertically placed (only two bursts at a time, otherwise the throw weakens; good for ironing the curtains while they are hanged.) The front spray is strong and works even with low water level.

The bottom plate is Teflon coated with pores placed along the periphery. The tip is rounded so as not to poke the fabric. Sufficient cord length is provided to easily operate the iron. For filling water, a container is provided which fills the exact amount.

So far, the design and performance has been immaculate and hassle free. But I would certainly like to see a minor but very useful design modification. That is to have a cap for the water inlet placed at the front of the handle. This is the only drawback of this otherwise excellent product. Without a cap insects and dust can easily go in.

At around Rs1300.00 it is a great buy and comes with a year’s warranty. I have been using it for more then a year now and so far have been very happy using it. I’ll give this product 4.5 out of 5.

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My Dad broght this heavy weight champion to my home .The Only thing which troubled me was its heavy weight when I ever used this iron in my home I used to get tired...but it has good grip which keep my hand away from heat and hard cores of bakelites which usually create pain in normal irons and in normal irons their grip gets heated buts not in case of this bajaj iron ...it could have been been better if the grip had some soft kind of material offcourse insulator to heat ..

but at the price we get it is really a steal backed by bajaj warranty and service (ISI mark :made par Indian Standards Institute)...another good point is that it gets heated fast and due to its heavy wight (iron bottom part) its cools slowly hence power saving ..is'nt it. First I used to think that its heavy weight is just a junk but no its has its own advantages like you do'nt have to press hard to remove rinkles and ofcourse cooling time is less compared to light irons ie once its hot you can use it for longer time without keeping the power on and hence its gotta be a good power saver product another Plus Point.

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