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I am on my SECOND T Fal Iron, only because I was half asleep and pulled the steaming vent out and broke it when I meant to open the water port. DUH! It never leaks,spits, etc. It has 3 steam levels and burst of steam, plus sprinkler and a sole plate that absolutely will NOT stick. Check them out for about $35+/- they used to be at Walmart where I got the first one but the last time I had to order on line. Its the one with the blue or blue green plastic water reservoir so you can see the water level. I love this iron. and I only use Distilled Water, makes a big difference!
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I do ironing once a week (my clothes) so I purchased a Rowenda over 10 years ago and I am still using it every week for all ironing that I do. Used it for quilting when I had an entire room for this and now that I have a teen tiny space I bought a travel iron at WM about 2 years ago and use this for ironing my seams, works great, has no shut-off, is also a steam iron. I think I paid under $10 for it.
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I purchased my Rowenta at Lowe's for around $60 several years ago. The directions for my iron said not to use distilled water but us the spring water. No problems yet. If it turns off, all I have to do is tip it down and it heats right back up.
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both of my irons started spitting,so i have been doing some research& the panasonic gets breally great reviews.the only problem is the auto shut off.don't want one,don't like the wait.don't know yet what i'llget. do think i may also get one of the little irons to setnup next to sewing machine.
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Originally Posted by yolanda
Does anyone know where to find an iron made in USA?
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Originally Posted by Katia
I just replaced my Rowenta because it was not turning on all the time. Kinda frustrating. I got my new one at Costco and so far am loving it. It is a Shark one for only 23 bucks. I normally don't like cheaper irons since I do have to iron my husbands shirts as well as use it for sewing. But this one is nice so far.
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Originally Posted by featherweight
The only thing I don't like about my Rowenta is the auto shut off. When I need to press a block I have to wait for it to heat back up. Call me impatient, but when I want to iron I want to iron...
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Hi all, it might not be the iron on getting hot or not. Try spraying your fabric with a spray water of 1/4 vinegar and the rest water. It takes the wrinkles out. I have an iron that I have used for years the poor girl still has the umph and the wrinkles do come out when I spray it with the solution. Hope this helps Maria
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I also don't use steam and have recently bought a real cheap iron that gets hot and will go in the garbage, without tears, when it's no longer kind to my fabric.
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I also have a Rowenta but it doesn't have the auto turn off. don't think I would like that. I have a small Rowenta for next to my sewing machine, love them both, wouldn't have another kind.
I wouldn't have spent that much on an iron but my kids got me my first one for a gift. I still have the regular size iron but have had to replace my small one. It just quit heating. But it was replaced with another Rowenta. |
I bought a Rowenta last year and just love it.
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i hate auto shutoff too. If you place the iron flat on one of those silicon sheets it won't shut off. Works like a dream. Just remember to unplug when you are through.
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I have owned a T-Fal iron since 2001. It still works great!
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I bought a Rowenta about 3 years ago and my DH confiscated it...LOL He does his own ironing (thank goodness!) so I'm using my OLD Black and Decker iron I've had forever :)
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I had a couple of Rowentas and loved them, but I couldn't find one on sale when I needed it recently. I bought a Shark and I love it!! It get hot and steams so well. Got it at Lowe's at a great price.
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Originally Posted by knlsmith
Here's my iron story:
Several years ago (over 10) I had hardly any money but needed an iron to iron my clothes. So I walked across town to the dollar store and bought a $5 iron. I still had that iron, and it worked GREAT, until early this summer. That is when it happend... I dropped my poor iron off the ironing board onto the floor. I almost started crying! Well, I ran outside and told my hubby what had happened. he told me to get a new one right then. So I went to Walmart. I had no idea there were so many types and prices of irons. The one I had before my $5 one was an antique electric Sunbeam that was given to me. So I called my hubby and asked how much i should spend? The cheapest one they had was $10. he told me to spend more than that, go ahead, get the best one I could for $50. Well,,,, that $50 iron only lasted a few weeks. It was a Sunday afternoon, i had a deadline on a project for the next day. That $50 iron died. I franticlly called the dollar store to see if they were still open (it was a Sunday). Yes, they were open. i asked her if she had a cheap iron. I told her what had happened. she set the phone down for a few minutes. When she came back she told me she had one for $7 and would put it behind the register for me. Well, I still have that iron. It's been a few months, but its looking like a long relationship. And no auto shut off! :) |
Someone mentioned in the Quilting Board last year sometime about getting a cheap iron. I did! $7.99 Walgreens. Works like a charm. The only thing is that I have to turn it off - it does not have the automatic shut-off!!! But that's ok. It does get quite a bit hotter and I have no trouble with cotton fab at all! Edie
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I had a Rowenta and didn't like it. It kept turning off, took a long time to heat up again, and was very heavy. I normally buy one that is at a good price and is lightweight. The heavyweight ones just wear me out.
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I bought a Rowenta about 2 years ago and it quit heating within a year. When I contacted Rowenta to see how to send it back they required that it be sent back in the original box with the original packing. Now who is going to save the original box and packing? Needless to say I will not buy another Rowenta. My Black and Decker that I have now I love. The only thing is it uses a LOT of water.
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I've had good luck with my Rowenta but within my quilting group one quilter brings in an inexpensive iron for us to use and it is much hotten and irons better than my Rowent. Go figure.
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A month ago I bought a Sunbeam iron with a retractable cord at Target($35). I returned it because each time I turned it up on its heel, the steam stopped working when I turned it down again to iron until I banged it on the ironing board a few times. Also, it shut off too often and took too long to reheat. It was also heavier than I like to use once it had water in it.
Unfortunately, I then chose another Sunbeam iron ($18) that seems to have the same problem of needing to be banged on the ironing board a couple of times to get the steam going after it has been resting on its heel. It is lighter weight than the first one I returned and shuts off after a half hour of non-use, both features that I like. I have an older Black and Decker iron that steams when it is supposed to and shuts off after an hour of non-use. |
I got a rowenta for hristmas last year I dont like it I love my shark from Walmart and it is seven years old When I bought my first one I bought two I wore out the first one last year now working on second and together they didnt cost as much as the rowenta
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When I moved From Altommonte Springs Florida to Lakeland, my iron of 8+ years came with me. I use it constantly. It hasn't failed me yet, but just in case I have another Proctor-Silex in the closet.
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Originally Posted by crashnquilt
I bought a Rowenta a few years ago and love it. I had 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.
I do the same mixture with my Rowenta; it is about 9 years old. 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 |
I just was at the quilt show in San Mateo and the Oliso iron had a booth. I watched and talked to the gal and the price was 30% off. Well I bought my Daughter one and one for me. Daughter is getting it for Christmas and my iron is on the way out. But I haven't used it yet so couldn't tell you anything about it yet.
They use it on Fons & porter and it is funny because when you use it it is hotter than most irons and when you put it down it raises up on feet. Very strange. I well let you know how it works in a couple of days. kjym Kathy |
I have used many irons, but the one from the dollar store is great! I have used mine for a couple of years and it is as hot today as when I bought it. Try one it is only 15.00 and it stays out it won't shut off so that you have to wait on it to get hot again. Donna Gedeon
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Originally Posted by cpfrog
Originally Posted by yolanda
Does anyone know where to find an iron made in USA?
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When my husband was redoing a room to be my sewing room, the ends of the counter, that were formica, had sticky formica end shaped pieces, with instructions about how to heat them with an iron to apply them. So he just went out and got a Proctoe-Silex iron, for $10. No auto shut off, just a basic iron. He left it in that room and that's what I've been using. It's plugged into an outlet in the iron wall cabinet that has a timer that lasts 30 minutes, and it's nice, when the timer cuts off the electricity to the iron, it also shuts off the light, letting me know it's off. So far, it's working
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Go to the dollar store and purchase yourself one as it does not shut off. It cost between 8-15 dollars. I have used mine for several years. Try one if it does not work for you then you have not lost much. Donna Gedeon
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I have had a sum beam for years, but I keep forgetting about things, so about 4 months ago or more, hubby spent money we did not have on a new black and decker, it was about $18. I think, he got it because it shuts off by its self every 8 minutes, it can be a pain, but it heats fast, and I have not burned the house down yet. God bless.
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I did exactly the same thing. My Rowenta of many many years finally wasn't heating very well so I checked out a new Rowenta at Costco and it was so heavy. I saw the Shark brand sitting on the shelf and it was really light. So for $26 I bought it knowing Costco will take back anything that you are unhappy with. So far I am happy with it. I don't do much ironing other than for sewing so we will see.
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Am I imagining things? Today's irons don't get as hot as the ones made in the "olden days". LOL. I have been complaining for some time that it takes way too long to get the wrinkles out of cotton. Come on now....we've been wearing cotton and quilting long enough that the manufacturers should get it...there I feel better now that I've vented.
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I have a black in decker iron for about 5 years now. DH got it for me for a present. The one I was using was me giving shocks. He got one with an auto shut off with good reason. Mostly so we don't have to look for a new home.
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I do not have the oliso but I want it, although I had the opportunity to get one but I want the yellow one and it is still too expensive for me. I donate quilts to a childrens home so I donate every quilt I make. I love the ability to pick up the iron to press and it be hot when I do so. I do not like spiting of water on my fabric and That is why I love my iron from the dollar store. It stays on and is hot when I pick it up. I have several irons to use but I revert to my dollar store iron. I have had irons drop on floor but when my dollar store iron drops it is still great when I pick it up again. I only use it for my cottons in quilting. Get one try it and only use for the need to have a hot iron.
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I found out that using tap water that has water softner doesn't work in any iron. It will cause spitting, and burn out the element. I've had inexpensive to cheap ones, and the drinking plain water at the grocery stores keeps the irons working the best. My friend has a professional Rowenta for 15 yrs that works great by using the cheap water, and not tap water.
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had two Rowentas and now I have a cheap one and I love it This one does het up nice. |
Originally Posted by cpfrog
Originally Posted by yolanda
Does anyone know where to find an iron made in USA?
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Oreck is cordless and made in USA
Donna Gedeon Aurora Colorado |
Originally Posted by MommaDorian
I'm finding that my iron isn't as hot as it used to be. It doesn't get wrinkles out of cotton very well. I guess I'm wearing it out. Is there a brand that works better with quilting, ie. getting hotter?
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Best press is great but if you spray it on photo's on labels for quilts do not use that spray on the photo as it will make the writing go away. Donna Gedeon Aurora Colorado
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