Ironing appliance, in particular for household use

The present invention relates to an ironing appliance (1; 1'), in particular for household use, of the type comprising: an iron (10; 10') comprising a soleplate (11; 11') allowing to carry out traditional ironing operations, in particular on textile items; generator means (30; 30') for generating steam, said generator means (30; 30') comprising a tank (31; 31') adapted to contain a liquid and a filtering element (32; 32') associated with said tank (31; 31') for filtering said liquid. The invention is characterized in that said ironing appliance (1; 1') comprises a pump (33; 33') positioned between the tank (31; 31') and the filtering element (32; 32') to take the liquid from the tank (31; 31') and supply it to said filtering element (32; 32').