Rowenta Acti Steam Iron

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61907 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Rowenta

Features

• Rowenta Steam Iron
• Plastic Soleplate , 1700
• Ergonomic Design
• Adjustable Temperature Control, Variable Steam, Vertical Steam, Anti-Drip Feature Prevents Leaks at Low Temps
• Anti-Calcium System for Professional Performance
• Comes with Storage Bag, Removable Fabric Brush, Removable Lint Pad
• 1-yr. Warranty
• Dimensions: 11" x 4.75" x 5.5 "

Customer Reviews

Great!... when it works
This iron was very powerful and quick to heat up and I had no trouble filling with water and I liked the "visible" window to see how much water was left.
I attribute many irons that leak to allowing them to run empty and then refilling while at full temperature.. the metals inside bend and go crazy with sudden cold water against them.

I could never figure out how to shut the thing off aside from letting the auto shutoff feature to do the job without having to turn the ring on top.... but the auto shutoff worked fine.

My problem was that after 4 months and working perfectly, it just stopped heating. The little red light could come on, but the lower amber light that shows when its heating would never come on again.

Its ashamed to put so much energy into a product to have a little switch kill the whole thing.
I"m not sure why this is such a problem among Rowenta Irons.

I search the internet and thought I was buying the best of the best... apparently not.

A chain is only as good as the weakest link... the electronic switches are the weakest link on these irons.

I have no complaints about the rest of the iron.

Owning this was a bit like going to nice restaurant and everything being perfect, except the fly in your soup.

My point is, I think Rowenta either needs to step up to the plate and finish their well made irons with comparable electronics that don't go bad so often or just make a cheap iron and charge less at the expense of their good name which they are killing anyway.

This inconsistency in workmanship amongst top of the line iron companies seems to be fairly common based on the reviews I'm reading. I'm starting to think a cheap iron is as good as an expensive one!

I need an iron "tommorrow" not in several weeks after some service center fixes it... .I went out and bought a 27.00 Black and Decker that did the trick.

I guess I'll have the Rowenta as a backup when I finally get it back from the service center. "After I pay shipping"

slightly disappointing
I bought this iron after reading excellent reviews on other websites and after friends raved about Rowenta Irons. I made sure I got a Rowenta made in Germany rather than one made in China, since the ones made in China seem to have a lot of problems.

The first disappointing thing about this model is I cannot seem to get a lot of steam out of it when pressing the burst of stem button, also the sliding piece which turns on the amount of steam or self-cleaning option is very flimsy cheap plastic and it's not very clear what setting you are on after sliding it.

It also is a pain in the neck to fill with water, you have to lay it flat (instead of upright like many irons) and pour the tiniest amount of water in the hole very slowly or it will overflow all over the place. I can't seem to fill it all the way up, even after to standing it up to settle the water. This is very time consuming and messy.

Other than that, it is attractive and light weight. I wouldn't say it irons any better than $30 dollar irons I have previously owned.

My T-fal diffusion iron with the easy glide surface, which I loved, died after 5 years. As soon as T-Fal comes out with next model of that iron,(later this month, I believe) I will be buying one. And my Rowenta will sit in the closet.