Thread: Irons. Reliable Digital Velocity or Braun?

My 14 month old Sunbeam quit on me this morning. 2 months after warranty. Sounded like Rice Krispies cereal with smoke coming out of it's nostrils. DH was standing there and cracked up laughing. He said that's what you get for buying a cheapy. I reminded him that he bought it and it wasn't that cheap. I have one left. My last iron I had since 1971 and it played the Rice Krispies song but it had a right for being 43 years old. It was a GE steamer. I know where I'm going tomorrow. Hopefully, the one I have left will last till I get back from the store.

I know Reliable does offer one without auto shut off and one with a delayed shut off. My Mom had a Rowenta and it spit and leaked something terrible, but the LQS has them and she said they never have problems. My friend has one but she doesn't like steam so she never put water in it. I had a Sunbeam and used it for years before I had any problems, then, because I was short on funds bought a cheap Black and Decker. It's okay but I am hoping to someday get a better iron. I was looking at the Olsio because I would like one that I don't have to be afraid of knocking off the ironing board. Of all the reviews I've read it seems that Reliable is a really good iron and Rowenta isn't all that wonderful. I know that I definitely want one that is a little heavier then what I am using now.

When I last bought an iron, I researched heavily. But did not include Rowenta in the mix because of bad experiences with two of them. Braun kept coming to the top of the list. I purchased a used one on ebay, which did not have auto shut off. The seller shipped me one that did have it and I complained. She then shipped me the one without auto shut off at no charge and told me to keep both. I love them. Have been using the first one for three years and it's still going strong. I have found that if you fill it more than half full with water that it will leak. So I use a spray misting bottle of water with a dry iron. When I bought mine Braun was out of the iron business. I do hope they jumped back in and are now producing irons again. They are top notch.