Swannie

Does the Velocity stay heated for projects needing ironing every few minutes, like the Rowenta Autosteam, 1600 W?

ube quilting

I absolutely love this iron. I got mine at All Brands on line and very cheap. It is what they call a returned model for any number of reasons. I thought I would give it a try for the unbeatable price and I am not sorry for taking the chance on it. The one I received had a small scratch in the finish and that is the only thing I could find wrong with it.

Love, love, love it!!! Had it for over a year now and not one drip or spurt has spewed from it.

It does have an over ride for the auto off so you can use it with or without the auto off feature.
peace

Morag

My Rowenta is not a steam generator but I have had mine for 20 years and it does not spit at all ever!
It is a Rowenta Commesrcial Professional and is very heavy..... great for setting seams and pressing.

Rubesgirl

I have two of them. One I keep at home and one I take with me just so I know I have a reliable iron when I'm working on a project in a class or in our group.

Treasureit

I have purchased every iron that was recommended practically and every one leaked or burnt up...so the last time I used one my husband had in the garage that he used once to attach some laminate. It cost $12...I used that one longer than any others....It did finally give up after a 2-3 years, so now I buy a cheap one and don't feel bad when it dies.

mckwilter

I guess I didn't phrase that quite right. I didn't want the auto-turn off which irritates me, too, so the Continental is perfect for me -- no steam holes, no coating on the sole plate, no auto-turn off, and it stays hot.

I also plug in my iron, Ott light, Bernina and fan to a power strip, which is plugged into another power strip. Then, I don't just turn the power strip off, I totally unplug it from the other power strip. I have always unplugged my sewing machines when I am not using them, so unplugging the power strip made sense to me.

lovequilts

Just got the black and decker digital advantage yesterday from reading this board. I LOVE IT. Presses so nice and love the features........Thanks everyone......

Silver Needle

Which steam generator did you have? Thayer have more than one price range I found out after I bought minr, Or what did you do different? I used store bought drinking water and it still spit terribly. Maybe if I had gone to their website and purchased the better one I would have been ok.

I purchased a Euro Steam at a quilt show. Does not spit if you don't over fill. But pressure builds up and you need to release a burst of steam every 10 min. Great for pressing quilt backs & clothes as the sole plate does not get hot. No scorching, and you can control the amt of steam a little or a LOT. I like it a lot but am a LA Quilter and have more quilt backs to touch up than doing piecing right now. I generally press dry with a little Best Press for piecing.

IzzysGrammie

I only purchase Rowenta... very reliable. I have both the steam generator and steam iron and would not trade them for anything. oh yeah..... They use only tap water too!

Doggramma

How timely! I too need a new iron. My 15 year old Rowenta decided to "puff out" rust onto some white fabric. Up until yesterday I had no problems with it. Thankfully the problem occurred before I sewed it into my quilt.