Iron without auto shutoff?
#11
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
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In addition to my Rowenta's I have a EuroPro iron that I purchased at a quilt show years ago. No auto shutoff, huge amounts of steam (does require distilled water). It was expensive but it has been a great iron.
I agree with the suggestion of the iron plugged into the same source as your light. Myself, though, I always unplug my iron whenever I leave the area. I iron clothes as well, so have a couple of different areas where I iron things. As well as having animals. I'm always afraid that one of them will walk by a cord and pull the iron off it's surface and possibly turn it on. Thus unplugging each time. And my fireman DH really appreciates the habit!
I agree with the suggestion of the iron plugged into the same source as your light. Myself, though, I always unplug my iron whenever I leave the area. I iron clothes as well, so have a couple of different areas where I iron things. As well as having animals. I'm always afraid that one of them will walk by a cord and pull the iron off it's surface and possibly turn it on. Thus unplugging each time. And my fireman DH really appreciates the habit!
#12
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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Many of the older shut offs work on a level type thing. I took an iron apart and found it out how it works. Keep the nose of the iron pointed down, think sitting on a wedge, and the shut off won't come on.
#14
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So far I've gotten my irons used, at yard sales. They are so old they don't have auto shut off. I didn't even know it existed until recently. I unplug the iron completely when I am not using it.
#15
I ordered this one from Amazon. It's my second one of this brand. I used the first one for years before it finally stopped heating up. http://www.amazon.com/Continental-El...ntinental+iron
It's a dry iron and doesn't have auto shutoff. I'm pretty sure I got the first one from Always Free Shipping.
It's a dry iron and doesn't have auto shutoff. I'm pretty sure I got the first one from Always Free Shipping.
#16
I have dropped my iron so many times, I only use the heat no steam and I like it. Never really used steam when it worked. I like my iron but the heat gauge is unreadable... so have to guess where I want the setting. And then I have one from an aunt who passed, but that is on my big table(8x8) other room. I too have a routine when leaving a room. I count as I start turning things off or unplugging them. 1 machine, 2 music 3 iron 4 big light 5 laptop & 6 room light. If I miss a number I know I missed something. This is just my way of making sure things are OFF.
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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Mine is a Proctor Silex. Model 17135 Series A0890DA. It stays on as long as I need it to be.
kristijoy...mine is attached to a light also. So nice, as I get older I can forget stuff sometimes.
kristijoy...mine is attached to a light also. So nice, as I get older I can forget stuff sometimes.
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#18
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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I bought a dry iron from 'Country something'. I think someone here will know the magazine i'm talking about. it doesn't have auto shutoff. I also have a Reliable orange iron that you can override the shutoff. Someone else said they had it, too. The steam on that is absolutely crazy. I love it when I need steam.
But I bought one of those irons that have a separate tank for water and that's my favorite. The iron is light weight, which I love because my hand doesn't get tired if I'm ironing a bunch. It, of course, has no auto shutoff. I use this one all the time. It's a DeLonghi. You can get these kinds of irons (with separate tanks) on ebay for around $150. Mine has lasted for years.
Oh, I think the magazine I got the dry iron from is Country Store. Yep, that's it. i had a senior moment. Sorry.
But I bought one of those irons that have a separate tank for water and that's my favorite. The iron is light weight, which I love because my hand doesn't get tired if I'm ironing a bunch. It, of course, has no auto shutoff. I use this one all the time. It's a DeLonghi. You can get these kinds of irons (with separate tanks) on ebay for around $150. Mine has lasted for years.
Oh, I think the magazine I got the dry iron from is Country Store. Yep, that's it. i had a senior moment. Sorry.
#20
I bought a dry iron from 'Country something'. I think someone here will know the magazine i'm talking about. it doesn't have auto shutoff. I also have a Reliable orange iron that you can override the shutoff. Someone else said they had it, too. The steam on that is absolutely crazy. I love it when I need steam.
But I bought one of those irons that have a separate tank for water and that's my favorite. The iron is light weight, which I love because my hand doesn't get tired if I'm ironing a bunch. It, of course, has no auto shutoff. I use this one all the time. It's a DeLonghi. You can get these kinds of irons (with separate tanks) on ebay for around $150. Mine has lasted for years.
Oh, I think the magazine I got the dry iron from is Country Store. Yep, that's it. i had a senior moment. Sorry.
But I bought one of those irons that have a separate tank for water and that's my favorite. The iron is light weight, which I love because my hand doesn't get tired if I'm ironing a bunch. It, of course, has no auto shutoff. I use this one all the time. It's a DeLonghi. You can get these kinds of irons (with separate tanks) on ebay for around $150. Mine has lasted for years.
Oh, I think the magazine I got the dry iron from is Country Store. Yep, that's it. i had a senior moment. Sorry.
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