( 69 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 12 2009
The iron works fine, but the plastic steam trigger breaks easily, you'll find many reports on the web. What is worse, Rowenta does not sell the part, if you want to have it fixed you'll need to replace to whole iron.
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Posted: Aug 11 2009
If it had to be "ironed" it was put on a shelf for YEARS! or given away....today I have become an O.C. with this "iron"....it is NO IRON people! it is a STEAMER! means no WORK! just fill, heat, press trigger and guise it!!!! NO WORK!!! My family cant believe I "iron" everything we own....yes SHEETS!!!!! Jeans look like they came from professional cleaners!!!! a pair of 33X34 levi's are picture perfect and look brand new in less than 60 seconds! no more do kids have to look like they slept in their clothes, 2 SECONDS and kids clothes are ready to wear! No more 'puckering" from dryer shrinkage!!! Take everything I have but leave me my Rowetta Steamer!!!!!!!
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 3 2009
I previously owned a Rowenta pressure iron (blue tank) and it lasted about 3 years and had to have the steam trigger repaired once. I then purchased the Rowenta DG5030. From the beginning it would not steam properly and streamed out water instead of steam. I sent it in for repair or replacement at my shipping cost. After a month Rowenta sent me a new replacement. It worked for about 3 months and then I didn't use it for several months while out of town. Then after another two months of use, the same problem occured as it did with the first one. I now sent that one in for repair or replacement with only 5 days left on the warranty. Rowenta's warranty is only good for the time of the original purchase, which stinks! If you keep getting bad irons, your out of a lot of money and all you get is headaches. Rowenta used to be a good German product, but is now made in China. Either the systems construction is bad or they are using bad parts, probably the thermostat. These irons don't get hot enough to do the job let alone make any steam. My $30 Hamilton Beach does a better job than the expensive Rowenta. I need a good steam iron for my regular ironing, quilting, and sewing. Rowenta always advertises to sewers, but their product does not live up to their past reputation.
