 "Beautifully made short Lifespam" | 2010-02-05 |
| - Reviewed By zebra01 from USA |
| I have several version of this iron over the years. They all fail in about 18 months with very little use. Rowenta must know of these problems. I am very skilled in repairing - the Rowenta part is about 35.00. The repair module that is listed for this model is a more generic repair. It is a genuine Rowenta part. It fixes the temperature problems but does not restore the high end features of the iron. It is well constructed - yet the electronics are poorly designed. |
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 "Excellent Iron" | 2010-01-15 |
| - Reviewed By Eclectic Music Lover from Montgomery, AL |
| I have used Rowenta irons for years. This was especially true when we lived in Europe and England. I purchased the Advancer in June 09. We like the way it ironed, but it would shut off while ironing, so I returned it to the store. I purchased the Rowenta Professional and was extremely disappointed. For serious ironers, this is "THE IRON". It has easy access to fill the water tank. The iron is the right weight, if you like a slightly heavy iron. The edge of the iron maneuvers easily on garments, even jeans. The heat and steam are the right amount when and where you need it. Slightly expensive, but I believe this one will be worth it. |
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| "The new Rowenta Steamium rocks!" | 2009-12-31 |
| - Reviewed By J. Kennedy |
I'll admit, I don't iron much but my wife irons everything, including all of her clothes that go to the dry cleaner. Our old iron was typical, ironed ok, leaked, and in general was ok although cold make a mess with the leaking and getting water on fabric that didn't need it and adding to ironing time to try to dry the drips etc. It was time for a new one. My wife almost bought on several occasions, a new iron what out shopping, including Rowenta's sold at department stores on sale.
I told her not to because there's not to much that I don't check on Amazon first. I fretted with the fact that the Steamium was new and full priced, yet a couple other models with so-so mixed reviews were much cheaper. I got a wild hair one day, broke out of my usual fugal mold and siad what the heck and bought the Steamium.
It arrived quickly as expected so I unpacked it and had to play with the steam. NOTE: read the directions particularly about the type of water to use. It's not something we ever looked at and have always used 100% distilled water. Not so with the Rowenta.
My wife loves it as I expected as it does the job as good or better than anything she's had. The real test was me. I'd recently considered sending my jeans to the cleaners again after many years not doing it, but I thought I try the Steamium and see how it did, being heavier and all. I was blown away!! The pressure of the steam penetrates such that what I was done, the jeans looked as if they'd been pressed professionally and held that crisp look after wearing. I never knew how important a good iron and good high pressure steam was. I was sold!!!
So far it's been 100% and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way! After reading several reviews, I'm glad I learned about irons, Rowenta specifically, and their country of manufacture. Just like our German car, I'm sold on the German build quality in this iron. |
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| "Workhorse!" | 2009-12-06 |
| - Reviewed By Music and Sew from California |
| This iron steams!! I'm a sewer so the weight, amount of steam, and small point on the front of the iron is perfect for sewing. Enough steam to even fuse interfacing without bubbles. Only little thing that could be better is an off and on switch between steam and dry ironing. You have to hold the lever in to get steam when ironing. This could be tiring on your hand with alot of ironing. |
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| "Moneyworthy iron" | 2009-12-05 |
| - Reviewed By J. Yu from San Fransico |
| I've always loved Rowenta's products, by using their products one can tell Rowenta is the expert of small home appliances. Before owning this one, I used a 1600 watts metal plate iron that I bought at wal-mart for around $60. Wal-mart iron takes a long time to iron everything that needs to be ironed, plus contantly going back and forth from water sink to ironing board. This new iron from Rewenta only takes a few breath to do the job, and less times of refill too. Though I am not an expert of irons, by jugding from this fantastic iron's appearance, I guess some of the magic come from the soleplate. |
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 "Best Iron" | 2009-12-01 |
| - Reviewed By review4you from Thousand Oaks, CA USA |
I was going to purchase the Advancer for less money, but after phoning Rowenta and speaking to a customer service rep, I learned this iron is the newest model with advanced steam, LED display. The best functional change is the continuous steam button is under the handle, making it easier to work with index finger instead of having to hold your thumb down on the top. Working with this is easier on the hands while trying to iron...so kudos to Rowenta for making that change.
The iron is a little heavier than other brands, but I think that is what makes the press better. I would highly recommend this iron model to anyone looking for a new iron. While other Rowenta models are a bit less, this is worth the extra $20 (or not even that if you shop!).
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