Smartshoppermy unveils that steam iron from Milux is really electric saving and economic widely used in most households. A steam iron is additionally filled with water, which is used to generate steam when ironing clothes. Since electricity is used to convert water into steam, additional electricity is consumed for this purpose.
Therefore, electricity consumption increases when a steam iron is used. If you are wondering how much, then we can try to make a calculation (based on the information from our article Choose the right size water heater/ironer to save electricity):
Ideal Units for heating = Volume of Water (in lts) x Temperature Difference x 0.0012
Although most electric irons have a temperature setting between 110 and 200 degrees Celsius. Steam is generated at 100 degrees Celsius. Therefore, if 500 ml of water is used, the following units will be consumed to generate steam (assuming that the water temperature at room temperature is 25 degrees):
Units = 0.5 x (100-25) x 0.0012 = 0.045 units
So, depending on the volume of water in the steam iron, it may consume a few more units of electricity.