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07-22-2010, 07:34 PM
#71
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Atlanta area
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I have to agree about the cheap WalMart iron. I was at my daughter's house babysitting my granddaughter and while she was napping was doing a little piecing. My daughter's iron was wonderful! It was not so heavy, and got really hot, doing a good job on pressing seams. I told her how much I loved her iron and she said, "oh well, it is just a cheap one from WalMart." I have a Rowenta, which is ok, but nothing special, and it leaks sometimes. I am thinking of trading irons with her!
07-22-2010, 08:03 PM
#72
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: MO
Posts: 710
I just bought a Hamilton Beach at Walmart, cause I wasn't happy with the Black and Decker I had brought home couple months ago, it's going to the Goodwill or Salvation Army, think I am going to like the new one!
07-23-2010, 04:52 AM
#76
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
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If you have a leaky iron, it might be from using all distilled water in them. The instructions say to NOT use distilled water, but tap water or half spring water and half tap water. I'm not sure why the distilled would make it leak, but it does.
07-23-2010, 05:20 AM
#77
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Manchester, NH
Posts: 701
Originally Posted by ajohn52
I agree with Sadiemae. I hate when I'm sewing that the darn iron shuts off and U have to wait for it to heat up!! I have a Pro Glide Plus that I bought several years ago at a sewing shop. Its not an automatic shut off.
07-23-2010, 06:39 AM
#78
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Portage, MI
Posts: 651
I am so glad to hear the comments about the Rowenta Professional Model. You have given me peace of mind. I always used distilled water and after experiencing the problems with the Professional was not willing to upgrade to a more expensive mode. I spoke with the Rowenta rep who told me they never had such a problem with this model. Perhaps we need to let them know!
07-23-2010, 07:07 AM
#79
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: The woods of Northern Maine
Posts: 816
Let's be honest here......my iron gets hot.....I press my seams or my wrinkled fabric.....the job is done. I cannot imagine paying huge bucks for an iron when there are soooo many other toys out there I'm dying to own. My Walmart special (
07-23-2010, 07:26 AM
#80
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 91
So happy to read this thread. One would think an iron was an iron, but not so.
I just got a Hamilton Beach from Walmart too, and I'm not happy with it. Doesn't seem to get hot enough, and doesn't put out steam worth a flip.
Must be who made the iron on any given day. Mine was made by the guy with the day off.
I just got a Hamilton Beach from Walmart too, and I'm not happy with it. Doesn't seem to get hot enough, and doesn't put out steam worth a flip.
Must be who made the iron on any given day. Mine was made by the guy with the day off.
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