Remanufactured Rowena

I went over and looked at them, Kate. I notice that they have a '3-way smart auto off' that will shut down if vertical for 8 minutes. That would annoy me but might be fine for your manner of pressing. Also: my irons are much happier when I buy jugs of water for them. Not distilled, city or well water; just plain cheap 'drinking' water. It seems like John mentioned recently that Rowenta is not being made by the original factory so there's just no tellin' where these might be coming from. Another funny I noticed was one description says 'no lemon'. Is that a translation oops or what? Polly

"Kate T." Do any of you buy kitchen stuff from Kitchen Collection.

No Lemon translates, at least to me, is BEWARE.

Think I'll stick with my 1936 GE dry Iron and a squirt bottle.

Kate T.

In a fit of passion and fury I tore apart 2 rowenta irons, that were new irons that had failed. I disassembled them down to the last nut and screw, to all of it's component parts. They were both of the Professional series, one with auto shut off and one without. Both had been returned to the factory for repair, and then returned to me They still exhibited the same symptoms that initially caused the return. What I found out is that the attachment points of the water reservoir is accomplished with metal screws being driven into plastic. This is in direct opposition to the earlier method of attachment by metal screws being driven into the metal of the Iron base. My conclusion: for what it is worth, modern rowenta's are manufactured to a lesser quality than was previously used, and by which they gained their fame. They also are manufactured off shore from Germany. Best practices dictate that you don't screw something that needs to be water retentive into a plastic base, and subject it to any sort of shock or impact, and expect it to remain drip free. The screws shear off the engagement threads of the plastic anchor point with the least amount of shock to the unit, like being dropped or something of that nature. I wouldn't own a modern rowenta of any kind, based on my admittedly fury inspired inspection, but I learned enough to explain why a lot of people who have older rowenta's love them and those that own newer ones curse them mightily, as overpriced leaking doorstops, that are not worth the name on the box. Your opinions may vary, but mine are based on a detailed evaluation of the mechanical innards of the 2 offending irons. Good luck. John

I have to agree with John. IMO they are overpriced leaking doorstops.

I adored my Rowenta when I got it. A few months later it was leaking all over the place. I sent it back in for repair, didn't hear anything from them, and soon got a new one in the mail from Rowenta. I adored it. Then IT starting leaking all over the place.

Sherry

My experience with Rowena irons...they spit and dribble if you use distilled water. They say to use tap water, but if your water is hard, you might want to use one of the big jugs of "drinking water." With that kind of water, mine did ok till the switch broke...in the "off" position! Went back to my old Sunbeam from 1977 when that happened.

Dragonfly (Pam)

LOL, that's when I went back to my 1973 Sears iron. I love that iron. But unfortunately I only bring it out for special duty now, not everyday use. I have become too forgetful. I'm afraid I'll burn the house down with it.

Sherry

Thank you, John, for your thorough explanation. Would you mind if I shared your experience with my guild? We have often had the same discussion of the leaky Rowenta's.

Susan