TG1600 ProPlus Smart Iron with Auto-Lift – 1800 Watt Steam Iron for Clothes, Sewing, Quilting & Crafting – Diamond Ceramic-Flow Soleplate, Turquoise

I sew bags, purses, and clothes. A dependable hot steam iron is an absolute necessity. For my last iron, I had a great little cordless iron. Only problem is it wouldn't get or stay quite hot enough, even though it had plenty of steam. My new Oliso in sunny yellow (yay!) gets REALLY hot. Hot enough to use on 100% cotton and actually get all the wrinkles out. It also has plenty of steam. I have noticed that it steams better when I keep the water filled close to the maximum level marked conveniently on the iron, so I keep it pretty full. I like the little filling cup it came with. I keep a gallon jug of tap water in my sewing room and pour it into the filling cup, which makes it super easy to get it into the iron with no spills. I live where the water is fairly hard, but tap water works great in this iron. I have occasionally seen it "spit" out little tiny pieces of what I assume is calcium from the hard water, but that is rare, and easily brushed off. Most irons I've ever owned have done this. One very good thing is that it NEVER leaks. I was lucky to get it at 20% off during Amazon days, but I would have bought it at full price if I had to. It works really well and I am glad I have it. Oh - almost forgot the best feature! I LOVE how it goes up and down at just a touch of my hand! If I'm ironing and have to stop, I can just let go of it and it rises up off of the fabric. No scorching, ever! And talk about convenience! When I take it off whatever I'm ironing, I just slide it to one side and let go. I don't have to lift it up and set it on its heel (although it will sit on its heel if you want it to). This is the best iron I've ever owned and I would recommend it to anyone.

I love this iron! I do alot of sewing and this iron handles all fabrics wonderfully. The auto lift feature is great for efficient use. To be honest, this purchase is replacing my previously owned oliso iron. I had to get the exact one without hesitation. My previous one had to have lasted, I am guessing 15 years, with alot of use.

Absolutely love this iron!! It works amazing and the feature of it raising after you release it is one of the reasons I bought this iron. My mom had one that we used a lot for sewing projects that went out after a lot of use and we both didn’t want to spend the extra initially but after using a regular iron for awhile we both broken down and bought one. The great quality of this iron was also a deciding factor. Only thing is the water seems need to be refilled a lot but that’s not a terrible issue as its stream works really well.

Great iron! It takes a moment to get use to. As soon as you take your hand off the handle it lifts up. Steam worked when it gets hot. I do use the steam. The first Iron I recieved the steam stopped working when the resivor was half full. It would leave alot of water on my project. I ordered a replacement and it works great. I do love the iron. I also have the mini. I use them daily.

I've only had this iron for about a week (my old Oliso needed to be replaced), but I like the improvements they've made in the 5-ish years since I've had my last one! I love the auto-lift feature, that it heats quickly, and I have no issues ironing out fabric creases.

I ordered this iron for use in quilting and when it arrived and I set it up and filling the water reservoir,it heated up but did not produce steam. I had it set for cotton and maximum steam, and waited for the green light to stay lighted indicating it was fully warmed up. But no steam resulted. I tried this on two separate days with the same disappointing result with the brand new iron. So I contacted Oliso's customer service and they agreed it was defective and should be returned. I returned it to Amazon and arranged for it to be replaced. The replacement arrived, same model, and after setting it up, following the instructions both in the manual and as I was told by customer service, filling the water reservoir, setting it to cotton and maximum steam, it had the identical defect and same disappointing result -- it failed to produce any steam both when being used to iron and with the blast steam button when held vertically. So it likewise is being returned. This occurred again with this top of the line model, despite the Oliso's assertion that it checks each iron before they leave the factory. I will proceed with another brand iron, which will be less tricked out with special features but which, hopefully, will work well with its basic iron function.

The box I received looked great, until I opened it. It was pretty clear the iron had already been used, with some of the internal packing components torn or missing. The iron also had dirty smudges on it, and some water left in it's tank. It would not turn on when plugged in. I'm trying to exchange it for a new one, I'll update this review when I receive it. EDIT - I got the replacement iron, and it is lovely! I use it for quilting, and it works great. I particularly love the large opening and funnel for refilling the water tank. So much nicer than my old iron! ADDITIONAL EDIT - Okay, I've now had and used this iron for about 4 months. I'm no longer so impressed. The auto-lift function started acting up and being unreliable some 6 weeks ago. Now it pretty much just never works. So I always have to sit the iron on it's side. This iron also spits/leaks water on my fabric just as often as every other iron I've ever had. That being said, I do still like how quickly it heats and the size and ease of filling the water tank is nicer than any other iron I've owned. But personally I won't ever buy this brand again. Way too expensive for the main feature on it to stop working after only a couple months.

It’s a lovely iron. The auto up feature takes some getting used to for quilters because you are ironing seams often on small pieces, but I like that safety feature.