Steams well, but a few minor gripes
When this arrived I had clothes that I'd left in the dryer for three days in preparation for testing this steamer. (Or... um... I forgot about them.) I pulled a wrinkled lump of clothes out of the dryer and into a laundry basket, and sat down to assemble the steamer.
Assembly was very easy, and didn't require the directions. I extended the pole, removed the thumb screw from the base, dropped the pole into place and put the screw in to hold it there. I pushed the hanger onto the top of the pole, and I was done.
I did check the directions for water recommendations, and that's a good thing. The directions warn you not to use water with additives or softeners, and they say you must use tap water. If you live in an area like mine, with hard well water, Rowenta recommends using half tap water and half distilled water. I used ordinary bottled drinking water, and here's my first gripe: while the tank is probably very easy to fill if you're holding it under the...
This Product needs a lot of uprading.
It's a Rowenta, making me believe it would be a high quality product.
So far after using it for 3 weeks on about 25 garments, I find myself liking this steamer less and less.
First of all the hose and handle quickly get so hot I cannot hang on to them after about 10 minutes without wearing a glove.
Second the cord for the unit is way to light for the amount of electricity going to the unit. I have to stop at around 20 minutes and let the cord cool off. It should have a heavier cord with the 3 prongs instead of 2.
Trying to hang a garment over the top of the hanging unit, as in using it like a clothes hanger proves crazy when you need to remove the garment. I have to find someplace to lay down the steam hose and then remove my garment from the hanger, it cannot be done easily with one hand.
It does produce hotter steam then other 1500 watt steamer I have used. After being on for a minute or 2 I get really hot,hot,hot, steam. The unit uses more water...
Rowenta Steamers and Irons Make A Great Pair
I iron almost everything. It's time-consuming, and some pieces of clothing are harder to press than others (shirts). Using this steamer saves lots of time. Now when shirts come out of the dryer, I simply plug in the Rowenta Valet and immediately steam them. It's such a quick process; this steamer is ready for action in 60 seconds. The days of re-positioning shirts on an ironing board are forever gone, thanks to Rowenta's wonderful integrated hanger system. Shirts hang nicely from it, and steaming all sides/angles can be accomplished in about one minute. Try doing that with an iron. It's true there is no iron-creased look (think sleeves), but most fashions today don't want that look.
The hook for the steam hose is centrally located in the hanger system, which makes it hard to hang up while in use. My simple solution is to work right next to the laundry tub. That way I can take advantage of hanging/steaming clothes and then drape the steamer hose over the laundry...
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