Rowenta Iron
02-24-2011, 08:02 AM
#53
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Idaho
Posts: 422
I have two irons: my mother-in-law's old GE, made of metal and so heavy I hardly have to "press" down at all! I love it...then a Rival, mostly plastic and will turn itself off when I forget...my hubby liked that idea...but I don't use it as much, because it's always off when I need it on!!!! But if I want steam, then I use it! Neither has ever leaked...and my GE must be at least 30 years old!!!
02-24-2011, 08:15 AM
#54
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYS Finger Lakes Region
Posts: 1,178
There was a former post where one member took it apart to replace what was causing the leaks. Check it out. I have two ROWENTAs and won't bother replacing them when they die. I've done that too much already. I should have bought stock in the company.
02-24-2011, 08:17 AM
#55
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYS Finger Lakes Region
Posts: 1,178
Originally Posted by kwendt
A lot of the Rowentas do leak. The gasket seal goop has failed due to high heat. You can fix it.
I took mine apart, carefully. Cleaned it. Re gooped it with high temp auto silicone seal and carefully put it back together. Works fine now.
I was going to do a tutorial on it and got distracted. The whole fix cost about $8 max (for the silicone sealant). It's easy enough to do.
I'll try to get to that tutorial in the next day or so...
The iron itself is fine... and works great. Its just that the new ones are a much higher temp than the old ones, and the tank sealant wasn't upgraded to match apparently. (A big mistake for Rowenta.... and one they should have fixed by now you'd think!).
I took mine apart, carefully. Cleaned it. Re gooped it with high temp auto silicone seal and carefully put it back together. Works fine now.
I was going to do a tutorial on it and got distracted. The whole fix cost about $8 max (for the silicone sealant). It's easy enough to do.
I'll try to get to that tutorial in the next day or so...
The iron itself is fine... and works great. Its just that the new ones are a much higher temp than the old ones, and the tank sealant wasn't upgraded to match apparently. (A big mistake for Rowenta.... and one they should have fixed by now you'd think!).
02-24-2011, 08:28 AM
#56
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 291
My rowenta did the same thing. I use it without steam just for quiltiing and spray starching my fabric because it still gets hot enough. I also had one that after about 6 months wouldn't even heat up anymore. I just buy the cheaper Sunbeams or whatever one fits my needs at the time. No more expensive ones for me.
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02-24-2011, 08:35 AM
#58
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 47
I bought a cheap $6 Proctor/Silex Tradition at Walmart and I love it! It is very lightweight - which I needed because of severe arthritis in my hand. I was looking at Rowneta's at JoAnn's but couldn't justify the price vs. our income. I'm so glad now that I had "second thoughts".
02-24-2011, 08:44 AM
#59
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Rosedale, Indiana
Posts: 2,003
I've been wondering if the high-end irons are worth the money. I'm using a Sunbeam that I bought at Walmart 5 years ago and I like it really well. It doesn't leak at all, holds a lot of water, comes with a little cup that fills it with the right amount of water and gets very hot. Also has suto shut-off. I paid about $25.00 for it.
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