Originally Posted by
toverly
I had the tiny little grey rowenta that I used as my dry iron. The other day it began to pop and crackle and smoke began pouring out of it. I quickly unplugged let it cool, cut the cord and disposed of it. No idea why but it really made me suspicious. I didn't use it that often so the iron time was small.
I had the same thing happen to me with my Rowenta travel iron! I used to swear by Rowenta irons. The first full sized one I had was made in Germany, lasted ten years. Loved that iron! Replaced it with an expensive, professional grade Rowena made in China and it died in 7 months. Called the company and was told that the warrenty on professional irons was six months, so there was nothing they could do for me. I have been using Shark and Black and Decker irons since then. Both are very affordable, lots of steam and the average life has been about 3 years on both brands. I wish I could find an iron like my original Rowenta, but hesitate to spend big bucks, just to be disappointed.