I need a new steam iron
kris_zone6
5 years ago
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Comments (3)If you have puddles of water, something is wrong. You shouldn't have any water on the floor from a steam cleaner. The steam vapor should either be in the mop pad or dry quickly in the air. It sounds like either you are pressing the button too often or the water isn't being heated sufficiently or the mop pad needs to be changed out....See MoreNeed a New Iron
Comments (22)Rowenta ... meh. I buy them on sale at JoAnn's and they are really more of a "disposable" iron these days. $50 is all I'll pay for one. My first, a TOL bought in 1993 with removable water container, started to leak after a few years. The ones still made in Germany (if any) are supposed to be better than the ones made in Mexico. Whatever. I have the Rowenta DG5030 steam generator iron and it steams really well, but everyone I know who also owns it thinks, like I do, that the iron itself doesn't get hot enough to do a good job of ironing. The steam does all the work. I have a B&D D2030 Digital Advantage iron that is several years old. I see one still available on amazon.com. I've been very impressed with this iron, and can't remember if I paid $65, or less than that, when I bought it new. It has auto shut-off, but heats right back up really quickly. Reliable's Digital Velocity 100 iron is pretty good, but there's a learning curve to the turbo-steam feature....See MoreNew steam iron is bad!!!
Comments (11)I have a Sunbeam that is probably less than a year old, and I am not happy with it's steam, either. Like someone said, when it decides to steam it is incontinent, and hot water dripping on my feet is not the most fun thing. I got it at Bed, Bath & Beyond and chose it over a similarly-priced Rowenta b/c of all the bad things I've heard about them. I think I'll just pour out the water and go back to the spray bottle method. The iron weighs less that way anyway! :) The thing that aggravates me is you can't find an iron with a nice point in front any more. Probably some goofy government safety regulation, but it sure isn't easy to press open a seam any more. Maybe that's why I stopped sewing clothes. Donna...See MoreWhat is your favorite steam generator iron??
Comments (11)No, we had a separate steamer that burned out, so we used the Sapporo held sideways AS a steamer. I don't know about a special ironing board, but I have one here at home that isn't solid, it looks like metal mesh kind of and I have double padding under the cover. Any board will have some holes, but the more it can "breathe", the better if you use a lot of steam. I don't know what you mean about steam vents. Can you send me a link to what you're looking at? If you mean on the bottom of the iron near the point, then yes, it's fine. The idea is to press in that direction, lead with steam, dry with the rest, though if you have the teflon sole plate, it's vented all over and spreads the steam evenly. And I really do recommend that plate, it won't interfere with your steam in the least bit and will keep you from burning anything....See More
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