Best irons? - Page 2

My third Rowenta just died. Loved the iron when it worked but each one has given me a shorter life span than the one before. I think they are not made as well as in the past. I would like to know what people here are using as well.

Non Rowenta suggestions please.
Edited by peach - 2/7/13 at 3:55pm

See previous page.

Coincidentally, my iron broke a few days after posting here, so I purchased this from Home Depot since it was $50 cheaper with their 20% off offer:

http://www.homedepot.com/buy/reliable-iron-maven-40-fl-oz-ironing-system-j420.html#.USd_1jcrHYQ



I've only had a chance to use it once, so I'm undecided. I will say that using the continuous steam feature will likely be a must, and because this thing puts out so much steam, that could cause the boiler to empty very quickly, so we'll see. It does hold a lot of water, though, so hopefully that should balance things out. The amount of steam it generates blows away other iron I have used. You could hold this thing up in the air and burn someone standing 4 feet away with steam. It shoots out with tremendous force.

^ Reliable is great. My steam generator is a couple of years old and running like new.

Of course, as most of you guys here can probably appreciate, I'm freaking anal about using it properly.

Rowenta are your best bet. They are cheap, reliable, and get the job done.

Rowenta are cool....however, my last one died....

Rowenta are great when they work, but max 2 years and leaks will start... Rowenta seems to expect it as well for what I got from their customer services... I now have a Vaporella 4500 R http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008PRTDLW and cannot be happier. It was recommended to me by Mola, as model that work like a tailor iron, and it does

Writing this as a follow-up to my post here a few months ago, when I was looking for recommendations for a new iron.

 

I got a Reliable Velocity V50, based on a recommendation in another thread. It has worked very well over the past 2 months. I use it every weekend (only with distilled water) and it generates plenty of steam, is quite heavy, and heats up fairly quickly. The controls are extremely easy to use, too. Hopefully it will continue to work well for years to come.