Originally Posted by josi49
Originally Posted by crashnquilt
...read about the Rowenta spitting and leaking but so far, knock on wood, I have not had that problem. Instead of straight tap water I mix a 50/50 tap/distilled water. This seems to work for me.
...If I don't wait at least 2 full minutes for it to preheat when I add water for steam, it spits and sputters and is totally incontinent. As long as I let it preheat, it's happy and so am I. Josi FL
Both excellent points to remember. I just got a new Rowenta for Christmas & had been hesitating to use it based on all the negative comments on the board. I had never owned a new iron before in my life, so was rather excited to see how well it worked. I really wanted the steam in the vertical position for taking wrinkles out of a few items that are difficult due to gathers & such.