Oliso Iron
09-10-2015, 06:40 AM
#11
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I have Black and Decker and a Sunbeam. One is larger than the other. The smaller Sunbeam gets hotter than the B& D. I use the larger for pressing yardage and the smaller for the scraps. I hate finger pressing. It's like running fingers down a slate board. Old school days.
09-10-2015, 07:49 AM
#12
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Location: Walker Missouri
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2.5 years is definitely enough time for a sewist or quilter to wear out an iron, especially irons that shut off after a period of time, like the Olisio. They constantly cook and reheat, then cool again. Best to buy super cheap or super expensive. I finally purchasd a pressure steam (dry steam) iron last winter and donated my Olisio to a friend.
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09-10-2015, 09:22 AM
#13
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Be careful using the cheapy irons from Walmart, Target,etc.. I had one from Target and when it quit heating up I bought one from Walmart. They come from the same manufacturer. When the second one started leaking after having been dropped a couple times, I had the bright idea of trying to take them apart to see if I could make one good iron out of the two. I'm glad I thought of this though it's not such a bright idea. What I found is that because they are made with lots of plastic to make them light weight, the insides of both irons were a melted blob of plastic and electrical connections. I'm lucky neither one of them started a fire.
I bought a good old Sunbeam steam iron at Goodwill for $5 and it has been working just great for about 5 years. Gets plenty hot and no auto shut off(I hate that). I rarely use steam so had been watching for a good dry iron and recently won an old GE Handy Hanna dry iron in a raffle. I love it.
Cari
I bought a good old Sunbeam steam iron at Goodwill for $5 and it has been working just great for about 5 years. Gets plenty hot and no auto shut off(I hate that). I rarely use steam so had been watching for a good dry iron and recently won an old GE Handy Hanna dry iron in a raffle. I love it.
Cari
09-10-2015, 06:17 PM
#14
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Also he said to always use distilled water, never tap water.
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09-10-2015, 06:33 PM
#15
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Call Oliso customer service, I had a problem with mine, I sent them an email, they called me immediately after receiving the email & resolved my problem, they probably have the best customer service of any product, great!
09-11-2015, 10:14 AM
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09-11-2015, 06:28 PM
#18
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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Reliable i500 . . .it truly makes a tremendous difference how my seams look. The take holds about 8 cups of water (I use distilled). And a tank lasts me all day. No auto shut off, completely dry steam. A pleasure to use.
09-11-2015, 07:31 PM
#20
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Location: Seattle greater area
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If you have to put water in the iron then steam is steam and created by evaporating water.I like my heavy-duty Sunbeam steam iron -ha
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