Jiffy Steamer J-4000 Pro-Line Commercial Garment Steamer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Jiffy Steamer J-4000 Pro-Line Commercial Garment Steamer
Customer Review: Jiffy does not disappoint
Summary: 5 Stars
The Jiffy J-4000 Proline steamer is a daunting purchase for a recently graduated businessman who hates ironing. At $200 from Amazon, the cost of purchasing one of these things is the cost of about 100 dry cleaned and pressed shirts (about 6 months worth) at the local dry cleaners. However, I decided to give it a try, knowing that I could return it if I hated it.
The steamer arrived 4 days after I ordered it, thanks to Amazon's free and fast shipping. Putting it together was a joke, and within 10 minutes I was preheating the water. (A word of advice, let the machine preheat all the way before turning it to steam mode.) I am currently used to turning the preheat on before I shower, then turning it to steam immediately when I get back to my room, and it will be ready when I need to use it.
Using the machine seems simple, but there is a method that seems to work best. First, make sure you are sitting down. You can't use it standing up, and kneeling is uncomfortable. I used my computer chair, and that worked great.
Once the preheat indicator turns off, turn the dial to steam. It will take a few minutes before steam starts coming out of the nozzle, so be patient. Once you see the steam, it's ready to go.
I don't steam any women's clothing, so this is solely catered to males. Hold one end of one sleeve and work the nozzle down the sleeve horizontally. Do this twice. Then move to the front of the shirt. Hold the shirt at the bottom, and move the nozzle slowly down the shirt. You don't have to press the nozzle deeply into the shirt. Just hold it directly against, and even slightly off the shirt. Continue to the other side, then to the other sleeve, then turn the shirt around and do the back. Th entire process for 1 long sleeved dress shirt is about 8 minutes. A t-shirt takes about 2.
This beast of a machine dissolves the toughest wrinkles fairly easily. Of course, the thinker the material, the longer it will take to steam, but overall, the machine is great and should last for a long time, making it one of the best purchases I have ever made.
Customer Review: LOVE it now
Summary: 5 Stars
The J-4000 needs to preheat for 15 minutes and then takes at least another 5 minutes to make steam so I can't use it without thinking ahead. It puts out a lot of steam and I have scorched myself many times so I've started wearing gloves when I steam. That seems to be working.
I am able to steam a lot more clothing than I was able to tolerate ironing. However, the final product is definitely not as good as ironed. I'm still glad I purchased it though. Thought I could use it to do my husband's pants, but they come out sub par.
I'm going to have my husband make me a padded vertical ironing board once I figure out exactly what I want. I think that will improve the final product and speed up the steaming.
The above was my initial review: Here's the follow up. I definitely have a system now and can do an enormous amount of ironing/steaming at one time. I now know what steams well and what needs ironing. For example, I iron collars and sleeves of dress and golf shirts and then hang them and steam the rest from the inside out hanging vertically. Everything needs to hang and to be steamed from the inside. I do all collars and sleeves and then whiz though the bodies of the shirts with the steamer.
I always wear gloves. The steam is HOT. I now LOVE this steamer in conjunction with some ironing. I still iron all pants but can steam golf shorts (because I can get the steamer inside the shorter leg easily). Steaming is great on interlock and pique knits and nylons and performance fabrics. My husband and I do a lot of sports so much of our clothing is of this variety. It's also great on cotton dress shirts, but as I said, the collars and sleeves need regular ironing.
So don't plan on throwing away your iron if you buy the steamer, but do plan on getting good and fast results if you use both. Remember, it does take 15 minutes to get the steam to the right temperature to steam and you will need a hanging board for best results. I hang a heavy towel over my built-in ironing board door and that works fine.
Customer Review: Love It !
Summary: 4 Stars
Works like a charm, the first time used it, I went through 10 button up with collar shirts in 18 minutes and it creases the arms, which impressed me.
The only con I have, is resting the head of the steamer, it's awkward and it has to be precise and even that isn't very stable, I plan on creating something that will hold it while I hang up the pressed garment and get another.
It seems costly at $250.00, but I figure the time it's saving me, it has already paid me back.
It's made well, professional and industrial like, no cheap hardware, it's obvious that it's built to last.
I have never used a steamer before, so I really don't have anything to compare it to.
I bought this based on researching it online and reading reviews.
Customer Review: More For Commercial Than Home Use
Summary: 2 Stars
I got this Jiffy steamer for my wife who uses our old steamer all the time. I thought this would make a great upgrade for her but she found it to be too big & cumbersome. She felt it was more suited to a commercial business than for home use. We returned the product & received a credit promptly so great service on the return.Customer Review: More appropriate for extended use--not everyday
Summary: 4 Stars
I wanted the best steamer available so I bought the top of the line Jiffy. I had owned a Tobi for a short while, and it was alright but within a year it stopped working. After trying it out for about a week, I returned the J4000 primarily because it takes a LONG time to warm up...10-15 minutes, with a 1/4 filled tank of water! All I kept thinking was "how much is this costing to heat up?". It is also quite large. I think this would be a great model if you do continous steaming, but I'm more spontaneous and steam/iron just what I'm going to wear at that moment--my mom makes ironing/steaming an entire day project--NO WAY!
I purchased the smaller model J-2000, it's 1300 watts, smaller tank to fill, and steam pours out in 2 minutes. That's what I like. I did several test 'steams' with the J-2000 and it seems to perform the same as the 4000. Maybe I wouldn't be saying that if I was trying to steam drapes or something really heavy. So, I gave the J4000 four stars because I do think it's a great product, it just wasn't right for my use.