My Rowenta iron just dumped all of the water on my ironing board.
#71
I've been through two Rowentas. Bought them both at yard sales. Both are in iron heaven due to leaking all their water out all over my ironing board. Now I buy all my irons at my local thrift shop, that way if they die I don't feel guilty when I have to throw them away. My most recent one is a Hamilton Beach that had the film still on the hot plate when I got it home and got it to my studio. Yeah for me on that deal.
#72
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Distilled water can rust out the inside of irons. Always read the owners' manuals on any iron. The manual always includes the recommended water. I love my Rowenta...never ever had an issue with them. I let them fully heat up and I use the recommended water for them. Never a spit!
#73
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I purchased a Shark at Walmart, med price with the highest watts for the money. It did not give the type of water so I called they told me just use water from the faucet. I will see how long this one will last.
#74
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I’m glad I stumbled across this thread. “Iron” is a 4-letter word for me, but I realized I’d have to use one to sew and quilt decently. Mine has sat in a corner for years, but if I find it doesn’t work well I won’t spend a lot of money on a new one. I also like the idea of using spray instead of steam from the iron. I was never fond of dealing with a steam-spewing dragon while executing an already-dreaded task.
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just a quick question. For those of you who have no problems with their irons......do you always empty the water out of the iron when putting it away? For those of you who have problems with their irons spewing...do you usually leave the water in the iron? I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth the extra effort to empty that water after each use. If it's a waste of time.......then maybe I won't. But, if you think it helps preserve the iron, I'll continue doing it.
Thanks for your input.
Thanks for your input.
#76
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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I use a Rowenta iron because of the wattage but I spray water on my fabric instead of use the steam. I use a hair stylist bottle sprayer because the spray is a fine mist and not like the typical spray bottle. You can get quilt themed hair stylist spray bottles now, I bought mine at my local quilt shop.
#77
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just a quick question. For those of you who have no problems with their irons......do you always empty the water out of the iron when putting it away? For those of you who have problems with their irons spewing...do you usually leave the water in the iron? I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth the extra effort to empty that water after each use. If it's a waste of time.......then maybe I won't. But, if you think it helps preserve the iron, I'll continue doing it.
Thanks for your input.
Thanks for your input.
Well, although I do not “officially” iron these days, I always did empty the iron of water when I did use it. Unless you are going to be using it a few hours later, it can’t be good for the iron to have water sitting in it -however purified it may be.
#79
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Rownta
I use a Rowenta iron because of the wattage but I spray water on my fabric instead of use the steam. I use a hair stylist bottle sprayer because the spray is a fine mist and not like the typical spray bottle. You can get quilt themed hair stylist spray bottles now, I bought mine at my local quilt shop.
#80
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It sounds like a Rowenta is fine if you use a spray bottle rather than putting water in the iron. That's been my experience. My mom had a Rowenta for many years and I got it when she died five years ago. It's still doing a great job.
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