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Post by deltas*delights on Feb 5, 2021 20:50:22 GMT
Any recommendations?
I bought a Rowenta off of facebook years and years ago and it would spray steam for only a few seconds every minute so I contacted the seller and got my money back.
So I bought a small rowenta and it worked about a year.
For some reason when my store got more active I bought yet another Rowenta. After a few years of pretty light duty ( I hardly ever steam anything), it did the same as the first one. I will steam a few seconds then quit. There is no kink it the hose, and I have ran 2 bottles of vinegar through it.
So again I find myself in need of a steamer. I do not want another Rowenta lol And I would prefer to stay under $75. The only other brand name is know is Conair.
Any suggestions?
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Post by zoesam on Feb 5, 2021 23:55:17 GMT
Are you sure there aren't just mineral deposits clogging up the holes? I have a cheap Conair from Costco, maybe $25-30. It's fine. It's got a small reservoir & if you're to something more professional, you may not be happy, as this is super basic. I don't steam much though, so it's fine. It works well on knits & rayon, but not good enough IMO on cotton. It heats up fast & altho' the reservoir is small, I can do quite a few pieces on 1 fill. ETA: It's not this one, but similar www.costco.com/conair-hand-held-touch-sensor-garment-steamer.product.100600479.html |
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Post by deltas*delights on Feb 6, 2021 1:51:22 GMT
Are you sure there aren't just mineral deposits clogging up the holes? I have a cheap Conair from Costco, maybe $25-30. It's fine. It's got a small reservoir & if you're to something more professional, you may not be happy, as this is super basic. I don't steam much though, so it's fine. It works well on knits & rayon, but not good enough IMO on cotton. It heats up fast & altho' the reservoir is small, I can do quite a few pieces on 1 fill. ETA: It's not this one, but similar www.costco.com/conair-hand-held-touch-sensor-garment-steamer.product.100600479.htmlNo I'm not sure at all, which I why I tried running the vinegar through it. Do you know something else to try? I ordered a similar one for $25 til I can swing a more expensive one. Maybe for my birthday in March. |
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Post by chapeaunoir on Feb 6, 2021 5:25:08 GMT
Are you sure there aren't just mineral deposits clogging up the holes? I have a cheap Conair from Costco, maybe $25-30. It's fine. It's got a small reservoir & if you're to something more professional, you may not be happy, as this is super basic. I don't steam much though, so it's fine. It works well on knits & rayon, but not good enough IMO on cotton. It heats up fast & altho' the reservoir is small, I can do quite a few pieces on 1 fill. ETA: It's not this one, but similar www.costco.com/conair-hand-held-touch-sensor-garment-steamer.product.100600479.htmlNo I'm not sure at all, which I why I tried running the vinegar through it. Do you know something else to try? I ordered a similar one for $25 til I can swing a more expensive one. Maybe for my birthday in March. It's better to run a descaler through it - something like this. Household descaler After that you can run vinegar solution through it on a regular basis, but if there's too much calcium scale and lime scale, vinegar won't be enough. If you have hard water, descaling really needs to be done often. Your Rowenta sounds like it could be clogged (I also have a Rowenta). |
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Post by val2525 on Feb 6, 2021 6:57:34 GMT
Also don't use tap water - used distilled water.
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Post by labbypaws on Feb 6, 2021 13:32:26 GMT
I also only use distilled water in our irons and steam mops.
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Post by deltas*delights on Feb 6, 2021 22:12:45 GMT
No I'm not sure at all, which I why I tried running the vinegar through it. Do you know something else to try? I ordered a similar one for $25 til I can swing a more expensive one. Maybe for my birthday in March. It's better to run a descaler through it - something like this. Household descaler After that you can run vinegar solution through it on a regular basis, but if there's too much calcium scale and lime scale, vinegar won't be enough. If you have hard water, descaling really needs to be done often. Your Rowenta sounds like it could be clogged (I also have a Rowenta). Thanks, I ordered a bottle! |
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Post by zoesam on Feb 7, 2021 20:17:36 GMT
I also only use distilled water. I haven't ever done this w/my steamer, but w/my iron I will sometimes see dried minerals on/in the holes & I have kind of scraped at it using a bent paper clip & q-tips. Obviously, the item s/b off & unplugged.
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Post by deltas*delights on Feb 9, 2021 2:01:03 GMT
Steamer and descaler will both be here Wednesday. Hopefully I can send the steamer back.
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Post by deltas*delights on Feb 11, 2021 2:01:15 GMT
Running the descaler through it now. It's about 1/2 way done and so far the steam hasn't improved. My little hand held steamer came in today, too.
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Post by chapeaunoir on Feb 11, 2021 2:53:24 GMT
It may take a couple of goes - it took three to get rid of a severe case of calcification in my steamer.
Both of my irons pooped out today. They're both Rowentas, one is old and one is newer but they've both had really heavy use. I'm going to try a couple of decalcs on them, but I think one needs to go into the shop. I'm using a Black and Decker mini-iron until then. The other two I have are real tanks.
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