Iron question
06-21-2012, 10:30 AM
#11
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I have a Rowenta Professional made in Germany that I paid full price for at Hancock'sabout 8 years ago. It has been knocked off the ironing table several times by my dogs, I always use it on steam, has never leaked. It has enough steam that I can steam press drapes hanging on their rods at the window! Best iron I have ever owned.
06-21-2012, 12:51 PM
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I have a Rowenta (not sure what the model is). I have not had a problem with it leaking. My model does not automatically shut off at all - and that is what I wanted. I got tired of the iron always being off when I went to use it.
06-21-2012, 01:19 PM
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I just had to replace my Panasonic cordless iron because it was leaking water, and I got another one. The cordless is just great. I ordered it here http://www.abt.com/product/40855/Panasonic-NIL70SR.html
06-21-2012, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Google user reviews on any iron you choose. The Rowenta has page after page of complaints; I imagine that the German-made vs. the Chinese-made is a factor in those complaints.
I gave mine up for a $20 plus purchase from Walmart and am happy. I'll just replace it yearly if I have to at that price.
I gave mine up for a $20 plus purchase from Walmart and am happy. I'll just replace it yearly if I have to at that price.
06-21-2012, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Google user reviews on any iron you choose. The Rowenta has page after page of complaints; I imagine that the German-made vs. the Chinese-made is a factor in those complaints.
I gave mine up for a $20 plus purchase from Walmart and am happy. I'll just replace it yearly if I have to at that price.
I gave mine up for a $20 plus purchase from Walmart and am happy. I'll just replace it yearly if I have to at that price.
The temperature went in less than a year and my LQS couldn't get them to repair it.
I would never buy another Rowenta, regardless of where it was made.
06-21-2012, 02:06 PM
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I got one at Walmart for about 7-8 bucks. Works great - light weight - and best of all, when it starts giving me
trouble I can toss it without any guilt and get another one. I've had it over a year and no problems yet and I do
a lot of quilting!
trouble I can toss it without any guilt and get another one. I've had it over a year and no problems yet and I do
a lot of quilting!
06-21-2012, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by alikigirl
I just had to replace my Panasonic cordless iron because it was leaking water, and I got another one. The cordless is just great. I ordered it here http://www.abt.com/product/40855/Panasonic-NIL70SR.html
06-21-2012, 04:23 PM
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I gave up on Rowentas and switched to the Reliable 100. It was reliable for one year and stopped working. Had to send it to Canada ($$ shipping both ways). Got it back and within a week it was on its way back to Canada! Ive had it back about a month and so far so good. However since the weather has become so hot, I realized it is a "space heater"! So for the summer I have bought a cheap Black and Decker for $13. Through all this, I have had to have hand surgery and the Reliable has been too heavy for my poor old hands. Hopefully by the Fall I can start using the Reliable again. I really like that the auto off can be bypassed!
06-21-2012, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by quiltstringz
Here is my opinion - I had Rowenta for years, when the last one went that is what I automatically went for. I went through 2 in no time both leaked badly. I figured I wasn't going for a third time so I went with the Reliable V 100 and absolutely love it. Have had it for about 8 months (not long I know) but we do a lot of ironing! I long arm quilt so I iron backs and fronts of all of those - plus I have 2 groups that come over monthly (5 people) and my mom's senior group all comes over to iron and cut, so it gets a lot of use. I have a couple of friends who havd had theirs longer and they are still happy. It does have an auto shut off, but in the directions there is a way to turn that off. Unfortunately ours got thrown out and I haven't figured it out yet.
This is what I have and have been pretty happy with it! To shut off the auto shut-off hold the right button, with the steam emblem on it for a few seconds until it "beeps" Then it won't shut off on you. Cause I didn't read the direction real well, it took me a couple of months to learn how to shut it off, besides unplugging it!!!! It is a heavy iron, which I love (when my shoulders are being nice) Not everyone likes this heavy of an iron.
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