Update on Rowenta fire
#52
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Texas
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Unless you recorded the conversation with the Rowenta employee, it will be a case of he said-she said. You can't prove that is what was said.
Also, you should report it to Product Safety but I think you should never have sent the iron itself back to Rowenta. You now have lost your only proof of what happened.
I am a real cynic when it comes to working with corporations. Do not expect them to do the right thing unless they are forced to. If this iron is a real hazard, it should be recalled.
As for the new iron - there is no way I would use it.
Also, you should report it to Product Safety but I think you should never have sent the iron itself back to Rowenta. You now have lost your only proof of what happened.
I am a real cynic when it comes to working with corporations. Do not expect them to do the right thing unless they are forced to. If this iron is a real hazard, it should be recalled.
As for the new iron - there is no way I would use it.
#53
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Texas
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All these posts are making me rethink leaving my GE plugged in all the time. It has automatic shut off but the light is always on, indicating that it's plugged in. (My kids come to the house, see the light, think I've forgotten it, and unplug it!)
Maybe it's not safe to leave it plugged in for long periods.
Maybe it's not safe to leave it plugged in for long periods.
#55
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: northern California
Posts: 1,098
#1 Put up a picture of your winning quilt!!!!!
#2 How do you "check" wires that are inside a protectively wrapped cord?
#3 I had a waffle iron cord blow up on me and put a hole right through my dress and panties and gave me a small burn also. But it was one of the first electric waffle irons ever! and I had leaned on it. My father remembered using it when he was a young boy and he was born in 1912! He rewired it and my mom mended my dress. awwww. memories..
#2 How do you "check" wires that are inside a protectively wrapped cord?
#3 I had a waffle iron cord blow up on me and put a hole right through my dress and panties and gave me a small burn also. But it was one of the first electric waffle irons ever! and I had leaned on it. My father remembered using it when he was a young boy and he was born in 1912! He rewired it and my mom mended my dress. awwww. memories..
#56
I had several irons, I used one that I thought of as my "new" iron - one day I looked and saw the manufacture date was 1970!! Now I use a Tfal iron, I love it, the plate stays nice and clean. I don't trust the auto-shut off feature so I unplug it. I don't trust any electric appliances.
#57
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Here and there
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Congratulations on the blue ribbon. I would not hesitate for a minute to use the new Rowenta. I love mine and have never had a minute's trouble with it and it is just about the same age as yours.froggyintexas
#59
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 227
I would love to see a picture of your winning quilt! I was a Home Ec teacher for 25 years and always heard how wonderful Rowentas were but I could never afford one. When I retired I splurged and bought myself one from Costco. It wasn't cheap even there. It lasted only about 6 mos before it shorted out. I called and wrote to Rowenta and received no compensation what so ever. I returned it to Costco and received a replacement. It spit almost from the getgo. No more Rowentas for me, I was extremely disappointed in them. Our local quilt store told me that they use to sell Reliables, which are also pricey, but quit because no one had heard of them. I ordered a Reliable from Amazon and have been extremely happy with it. It has automatic shut off but you can disable that feature and it stays hot which I love when I am piecing.
#60
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,783
All these posts are making me rethink leaving my GE plugged in all the time. It has automatic shut off but the light is always on, indicating that it's plugged in. (My kids come to the house, see the light, think I've forgotten it, and unplug it!)
Maybe it's not safe to leave it plugged in for long periods.
Maybe it's not safe to leave it plugged in for long periods.
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