Getting a new iron!
 

My old dry iron finally ironed its last. I liked it for the most part, but was finding that when I ironed, it really couldn't get the folds out of fabric. It would iron them out, but by the time the fabric cooled off, the fold line was showing again. It just wasn't getting hot enough anymore so I had been thinking about looking for another one.

Then, today, I was sitting at my sewing machine today and noticed a weird shadow my iron was projecting from the sun hitting it. In picking it up, I noticed that the metal below the sole plate was sticking up (probably happened when the leg of my old ironing board collapsed and it all crashed to the floor a few weeks ago). Thankfully it didn't start a fire or shock me or worse, as I have used it quite a bit since it fell.

So, today it was shopping day for a new iron. I looked at dry irons, cordless irons and steam irons. I finally decided to go with steam and I'm getting the Rowenta Pro Master. I've been reading multi forums and it seems that a lot of quilters use the Rowenta brand of irons.

I would love to hear from other Rowenta users on how you like yours and any pointers.

I have 2 Rowenta's that I use. One I have never put water in and one I use as a steam iron. It does spit water at times.

Sorry to share a negative review, but I had a Rowenta that I liked very much, until it quit working while still under warranty. Then I had a terrible experience getting it fixed (by the only company on the west coast authorized to fix Rowentas under warranty). I eventually got the iron back, but it quit working again soon after, and I'll never buy another Rowenta. I hope you have better luck with yours.

I don't put much thought in a new iron, they are all mostly alike. Right now the the best steam iron I have used is the Reliable Maven125s steam generated iron. It's about three years old and still works like new. Remember the higher the wattage the hotter the iron.

I just bought a Rowenta yesterday. so far I like it!

I had a Rowenta for years until it stopped working. but i've heard many quilters say theirs caught fire. Mine never did, so...
Now i have a dry iron i got from Vermont Country Store. $50.00. can't think of the name but they only sell that one. I like it a lot.

I used to buy Rowentas all the time, but about 10 years ago they started to leak and spit, no matter what the price, so I quit buying them. About a year ago I purchsed a Hamilton Beach model 14212 from WalMart that I really like. It was less than $20 and works better than any of the Rowentas that I'd used for years. I like the retractable cord, steam or dry option, the large capacity water tank, and it does not shut off automatically. If or when it dies, I'll buy another to replace it, but after my experience, I would never recommend a Rowenta to anyone. Hopefully you can return yours or cancel your your order. Good luck.

I had an old Rowenta that I loved, and it lasted for years. Then I got two other Rowenta's that stopped working in less than a year. Then I tried a bunch of the cheaper brands and none of them really got hot enough..then I heard that Rowenta had gotten a lot of complaints about their irons and moved the production back to Germany from overseas (China? can't remember) Anyway, this most recent iron has lasted over two years and still gets hot. However, it did have one spitting episode so I just decided to not use water in it anymore and just use a spray bottle of water and best press when needed. The one I have now states "made in Germany" on it. The ones on the shelf in the local stores did not say that. So I ordered it online and it was one of the higher priced Rowenta's. Oh, true disclosure. As I always think I am going to sew each and every day, I never emptied that water out of my iron at the end of the day. The instructions do say to use tap water and empty it when done.

I was waiting for other reviews because my Rowenta leaked. Just when you were about through ironing your garment, it decided to leak or spit and of course then, if you ironed it dry, it showed a spot so you couldn't wear it. Then it did more than spit, really poured out. I did get mine from another lady that passed on, so mine was used when I got it. Turned me off of a their brand anyway and I didn't pay a high price for my lesson.

I have a Rowenta I inherited from my mother 5 years ago. She had it for many years before that. I never put water in it, using a spray bottle if necessary to moisten fabric, and the iron does a great job. Love it!

I’ be had both Rowena and Osio and neither lasted very long, maybe 2 years. Finally, I just figured if an expensive iron will only last two years, why not just buy a cheap one? Turns out, the best iron I’ve had is the Beautral 1800 watt steam iron for $40 on Amazon! It has nearly 14,00 reviews and 4.5 stars.

I've had a couple of Rowenta's and liked them both. Never had spitting/leaking issues that were not user created (too much water in tank). I will say, I think it's imperative that you read the directions to find out if yours will require tap water or distilled water. Rowenta makes both versions and it seems to be quite an important factor in how well it performs and/or how long it lasts.

My current one has issues because the cord at the base of the iron is somewhat broken. Dropped one too many times and the housing around the cord is broken and it allows the wiring to 'wiggle' a bit so doesn't necessarily work all the time.

I've had bad luck with Rowenta's and my Oliso caught fire. I bought a Hamilton Beach from Walmart, I bought it several years ago and it's still working with no problems. I bought the one with the highest wattage because they get the hottest. I don't put water in my irons, I just use sizing or plan water in a spray bottle.

I really do think we quilter's abuse our irons as we use them constantly, so I think if I get a good year's usage out of one, I at least break even. If one lasts more than a year, it is a plus. We don't expect our rotary cutter blades, mats, and rulers to last forever either. I do want a good quality iron that gets hot enough to get the job done and I really prefer the metal bottom ones rather than the no stick surface ones. I actually am using two right now. One is a cheaper, smaller, lighter weight one and I do the pressing of the small pieces as I stitch them up just so the seams lay flat enough to stitch together. Then when the block grows, I give it a good press with the bigger, heavier, hotter iron to get it flatter.

Turns out, the best iron I’ve had is the Beautral 1800 watt steam iron for $40 on Amazon!

I bought the Beautral 1800 watt steam and my daughter was here when it arrived. She said I need a new iron too so I gave it to her. She is still using it and its been almost three years. it's on sale at Amazon today for $34.

I have a Rowenta but don't use it. The sole plate is too large which makes it a little harder to see where you are ironing.

I had a Rowenta back in the day. I used it pretty heavily for a few years. I've also had an Oliso that I was very disappointed in. It only lasted me a couple years and I wasn't sewing that much during that time. As I like/need steam for some garment and other applications, I went back to LauraStar. My first one lasted me over 10 years of heavy use. I have the LauraStar Lift now I've had it for a little over 2 years now and love it.

My Reliable turned out to not be reliable, and caught fire after a few months. The company offered to send me a new one, rather than refund my money, but hey, I didn’t need or want an iron that would catch fire!!

Now I have a Chi from Costco which I like. When it stops working (which they all do), Costco will take it back.

With the heavy use of an iron, when using it for quilting, I really don't expect an iron to last more than a couple of years. Actually, that is pretty much the norm anymore for any 'small appliance'. When I used my iron for just ironing clothing for my family, my iron lasted over 10 years. But, that was using it perhaps for an hour or two a month. With doing quilting, I use my iron probably that much every day, sometimes more. I had always used a dry iron with quilting and used a spray water bottle and have found it lacking in what I wanted it to achieve

I was basically looking for a heavy/large iron that had a stainless steel sole plate, high wattage so it would get really hot, and wanted to try the steam iron. I am looking at the steam not just being constant, but to be a shot of steam that would quickly do the job when I needed it.

I really like my cordless iron. It hasn't fallen or been dropped yet, which is what usually happens to my iron. Thankfully, I've never had a fire!