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08-06-2009, 02:03 PM
HOW DOES AN ELECTRIC IRON WORK?
An electric iron is heated by a stream of electricity passing into the heating element in its base. This element may be cast into the sole plate of the iron or clamped to the plate in a herring-bone pattern. Hand irons have an electric loading up to 1,000 watts and weigh from 3_6 pounds. Many of them have thermostatic controls so that the correct heat is maintained. Steam irons contain reservoir of water which release steam through holes in the sole plate directly on to the article being irons. In this way they produce, at the same time, the moisture, heat and pressure needed to make the fibres pliable and remove the creases
An electric iron is heated by a stream of electricity passing into the heating element in its base. This element may be cast into the sole plate of the iron or clamped to the plate in a herring-bone pattern. Hand irons have an electric loading up to 1,000 watts and weigh from 3_6 pounds. Many of them have thermostatic controls so that the correct heat is maintained. Steam irons contain reservoir of water which release steam through holes in the sole plate directly on to the article being irons. In this way they produce, at the same time, the moisture, heat and pressure needed to make the fibres pliable and remove the creases