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    mommadeb's Avatar mommadeb is offline Senior Member
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    I have used a Rowenta in the past and it was the smoothest iron I have ever used. When I moved to Iceland, I could not find one here, so I bought a $40 Tefal, no auto shut-off and it is great! Sometimes, when I am quilting, it is on for literally hours and no problems with overheating or anything. Plus-it heats up fast after I plug it in.

    Funny thing though. One night I was home alone and I plugged in my iron and then went into the kitchen for something. I heard a loud noise, like something had fallen on the floor in my sewing room. I went back in and surprise-my iron was unplugged and the plug was actually about 12" from the outlet....
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    I have a Shark from WalMart, the one with the red tank. It is auto shut off, but comes right back on if you jiggle it. We have well water, so I buy gallons of spring water and that saves alot of stress and brown spots on my fabric.
    As for the tulle, try the hot iron cleaner. I got it at JoAnn's and I think WalMart has it too and it works great.

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    I have a Hamilton Beach from WalMart with the auto shutoff. It was $25 and I've had it over a year or so. Auto shut off that comes on with a quick turning it horizontal. I am very happy with it. When I checked out what the quilt shop used and talked to them about it, they said they use cheapies. Tried the more expensive but they didn't do any better. I got a heavy duty one and now wonder if I should have gottem smaller. I'm like some of the others.......would rather use the $$ towards a new machine. LOL

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    I have a Rowenta (leaks) and a Shark. The Rowenta was great until it started leaking so now I use it with no steam. Just bought a new Oliso at Road to California and I love it. Heats up fast, does have auto shut off but it reheats quickly, it's a nice weight for pressing, and it is so cool when it lifts and falls. It was expensive, but did get a nice show discount.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deb Bennett-Jónsson View Post
    Funny thing though. One night I was home alone and I plugged in my iron and then went into the kitchen for something. I heard a loud noise, like something had fallen on the floor in my sewing room. I went back in and surprise-my iron was unplugged and the plug was actually about 12" from the outlet....
    ooooooooooooooooooooo......freaky!

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    I've had quite a few Rowenta irons over the years. I love them, but they tend to leak. They usually last a few years and then just die. I keep buying them when I find them on sale because while they work, they're great.

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    I just had to buy a new iron (see previous post about tulle) and I got a Black & Decker Quick N Easy Iron at Walmart for $13.88. It is awesome. With one sweep it gets wrinkles out of fabric. It's just what I've always wanted in an iron.

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    I have a Rowenta that is made in Germany. The ones made in Germany don't leak like the ones made in China. I actually have one of each, but don't use the older one because it leaks. Rowenta has an iron that doesn't have an automatic shut off feature. I don't have that one as I have small kids in the house, but I got to use one and it's amazing. This is the one I used: http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Rowent...VVviewprod.htm

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    I went to our local Restore Store (Habitat for Humanity) and got a vintage GE for $2. No auto shut off, steams great and gets super hot.

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    My Rowenta was made in Germany and leaks. Can't put water in it at all.

    Quote Originally Posted by QuiltinginSD View Post
    I have a Rowenta that is made in Germany. The ones made in Germany don't leak like the ones made in China. I actually have one of each, but don't use the older one because it leaks. Rowenta has an iron that doesn't have an automatic shut off feature. I don't have that one as I have small kids in the house, but I got to use one and it's amazing. This is the one I used: http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Rowent...VVviewprod.htm
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