New iron
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New iron
Looking to replace my iron, it does not heat up fast enough and does not get hot enough to even lay down the seams.. I have researched and it just doesn't seem to make sense.. one says the Rowenta DW5080 is great, where another says the Oliso's are great.. They are so expensive i want to make sure i'm not wasting my money.. It will mainly be used making quilts. I could use all the info you would like to give!
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
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I'm another Rowenta fan. Can't tell you model but I paid about the same price probably 10 years ago. Many people have issues with leaking; failing. IMO it's because the wrong water is being used. Rowenta models have different water requirements - tap or distilled. Using the correct water (and I've had models that used each) I have never had an issue with mine. Only problems I've ever had with my Rowentas were from repeated droppings.
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thanks.. i'm leaning towards the Rowenta just not sure of model.. I kind of like the Oliso partially because of the i-touch tech.. but don't want to waste my money if it's not worth it.
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Very interesting topic. Bought a Rowenta years ago and had problems with it spitting and leaving spots on fabric. Had a Maytag cordless for years. Best iron I ever had. It should up to heavy use quilting, but Maytag no longer markets the iron. It had a gold colored nonstick coating. Now am using a Panasonic cordless but it doesn't have the nonstick coating, so have a problem with starch.
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My rowenta gets hotter and faster than my oliso. They both leaked brand new but both get hot pretty quick. I have had my rowenta about 8 years and just the beginning of this year it can't hold water anymore so it is a dry iron now, since it leaked I decided to try the oliso. It leaked the first day. So far can't seam to get a non-leaky iron. I use both all the time
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I'm another Rowenta fan. Can't tell you model but I paid about the same price probably 10 years ago. Many people have issues with leaking; failing. IMO it's because the wrong water is being used. Rowenta models have different water requirements - tap or distilled. Using the correct water (and I've had models that used each) I have never had an issue with mine. Only problems I've ever had with my Rowentas were from repeated droppings.
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