DG8624 Perfect Steam Pro Station

I read many reviews on this iron and I think they have upgraded this model. First, the temperature dial is not that easy to move so brushing your hand on it when picking it up will not move the dial. My iron did not leak at all. I filled it to the MAX level and turned it on. It did not leak before it heated up or while it was hot. I even put the iron horizontal and there was no leaking. The steam function worked fine. The instructions were very informative with pictures. The wool setting of two dots (eco) will not steam unless the steam setting switch is also on eco. Then a smaller amount of steam is produced. It says that in the instructions. The auto off is on when the auto off red light on top of the handle is flashing. When that red light is not flashing the auto off feature is not on and the iron is working on the setting you have it on. To reactivate the iron from being off you just move the iron horizontally back and forth a couple times and it comes back on. The light that is very hard to find and see is the "Pilot" light. The one that tells you the iron is heating up. It is located on the left side bottom of the handle and it is sort of back under the center of the iron and it is a very faint orange. In order to see it you have to look for it and tip the iron a bit to see it. It is on only when the iron is heating up. The instructions say not to iron until that light goes off. This iron's spray and burst buttons worked fine. This iron steam presses very nicely on a flat wool ironing pad. I have not tried the vertical steaming because I don't have any clothes or items to vertically press. I sew and quilt and I use an iron for my sewing projects. So I use the highest cotton setting when I iron and this does great on that setting. It does glide over fabrics very well. I did not time the time it took to heat up. But I would guess it got to the cotton setting in a minute or two. It is an expensive iron but it has a lot of nice features like how the cord is attached to the iron on a pivoting ball to help the cord stay out of the way. The cord is about 7.5 feet long. The iron is not too heavy and not too light. It does have the calcium cleaner on it for easy cleaning of the iron. It pressed serious creases in fabric that was folded many times so it was 12 layers of fabric. Ironed it flat with the cotton setting and burst of steam. So far I like this iron. :)

This is the best Steam Iron we have had recently. The continuous steam process works great and makes clothes extra sharp and crisp.

Rowenta did a great job with their packaging for environmentally conscious consumers like myself. The iron does have some weight on it, just over 3lbs, but it was still very comfortable when I used it. The weight is essential for heavier fabrics. The stainless steel Soleplate looked flawless. The iron was tested for leaking and so far No leaking whatsoever after testing it myself after filling the tank just below the MAX line. Instructions were easy to follow. I set the setting to desired setting, in my case, I was ironing 100% linen sheets. I glided the iron on the fabric and used the steam Boost button on stubborn wrinkles. It left incredible results, minimal to no wrinkles on the fabric. No leaking during or after. The iron seems of good quality overall, wish there was no plastic components, but not a deal breaker. Value for money will depend on how it performs in the next several months and years. Cleanup was easy, instructions recommend letting the iron cool completely before emptying any water left inside the tank, and store upright. I plan to test the iron for the next several months on different fabrics and update of any changes if any.

Let me summarize this iron in one word: CRAP. This is the 5th Rowenta Steam Station I've owned since 2015. The previous units were the two models prior to this one (one white/blue, and one white/purple). On average they have lasted about 18 months or so before they began continually spewing brown water all over the clothes and ironing board. That was despite cleaning the sole plates regularly, using tap water as emphatically recommended in Rowenta's user manual, and decalcifying them and cleaning out the tanks regularly. On the last previous model, purchased in November 2019, we decided to try using distilled water only and from the start. We were thinking maybe the issue is the tap water after all, even though Rowenta says to only use tap water... Well by the first week of April it was spewing not brown water, but black water, and a new feature... black fuzz. That fuzz would stain instantly before you could get it off the fabric. It was maintained the same as the previous units, the only difference was the strict use of store-bought distilled water. After about a week of trying to clean it repeatedly, and piles of ruined fabric, I decided to order a new one and this is the new model. This one arrived in early to mid April and we immediately went back to tap water as the manual advises. Right away we noticed there are major design issues with this model. For years people have begged for an auto-shut-off feature and Rowenta added it to this model. Unfortunately they think it needs to shut off within 5 minutes. You can forget about stepping away to change the wash over, by the time you do that the iron has begun to shut down and needs to restart. If you're doing lots of small sewing work that requires iron - sew - iron - sew, you may as well use a different iron because you will wait longer between each step for it to heat up again. The steam trigger used to be a manual button which stopped delivering steam the second you let go of the button. This makes sense and seems like the safer way to make a steam appliance. This model appears to be electronic and has a mind of its own. If you press the steam trigger once, and then press it again one or more times in too rapid a succession, the iron will get caught in a loop of pumping out steam in rapid little bursts and this will continue for a while relative to the number of times you pressed the trigger. Press it 3 times too fast, you might get 5 seconds of burst, press it 8 times and you might get 27 seconds of bursts. There is no way to stop it once it starts, you just have to stand there and hold the iron until it stops and try not to over-steam your clothes, or yourself, or whatever might be in the path of the iron. This seems like a major safety issue, which totally negates the added super fast auto-shut-off feature. And finally, the sludge... Just like previous models, this one spews brown liquid and brown fuzz (yay!) all over the place periodically. I don't mean it "spits"... I mean it POURS out. Curiously, it isn't black water/fuzz like the last one, which only ran on distilled water. Some days it does it, some days it does not. There is no real pattern to it. The only way to guarantee you'll get brown sludge is to run the iron on any temperature below MAX. Anything less than the hottest temp, and there's a 95% chance you will get brown water/fuzz. But even on MAX, it's a 50/50 chance from one day to the next. So today is July 1, 2020, and this iron has lasted from April 15 to June 27 before the brown water/fuzz started, by far the shortest time from new out of the box to sludge of any of the previous models I have had. For the last three days, no matter what is done to clean it, nor only using Max temp setting, it's all brown muck, all the time. I've calculated the amount of ruined garments and fabric I've had over the years, and I'm placing it somewhere around $1500. Coincidentally, that's about what I have spent on all these Rowenta Steam Stations. Well Rowenta... never again. There are very few companies that make tank style steam irons, but it's time to try one of the others. This is the last Rowenta I will own.

This is a very nice iron; it feels nice, it irons quickly, and the steam is wonderful. This iron comes in a box with a German flag, but the plate on the iron states "Made in China". More pros, the dial clicks into place, you're likely to move it when you pick up the iron. Filling the iron is easy, no funnel! You can control the amount of steam. It has a calcium filter. It uses tap water. The ball joint cord makes it even easier. The cons: The iron heats up quickly. There isn't a light to indicate when it's ready to use, even though the manual says that it has one. If you're standing next to the iron, you will hear a click. There's no power off. The manual tells you to unplug it when you're done, but then you're unplugging an appliance that is on. If you walk away for eight minutes, it will turn itself off. I would rather be able to turn it off and unplug it rather than remember that I left it plugged in. This is inconvenient when getting ready in the morning. Overall, I like it very much, however, the user manual should be updated and the box should tell us it's made in China.

Love my new Rowenta! I had a different Rowenta model (now discontinued) for years and just recently started to leak. I use my iron every day under heavy usage. I do use the steam function rather than a water bottle. Any model of any brand iron will begin to leak at some point if you use the reservoir for the steam function, why, I have not clue, but they do. I do not consider my old Rowenta showing leakage as a fault of design. Again, I use my iron daily under heavy usage. I am a sewist and sew up to 12 hours a day. I am now using my old Rowenta as my household iron. When I was searching for a new iron, I did admittingly stray and tried the Oliso. My sister has had her Oliso for years, loves it and has never had any issues. So thought would give it a try as it is marketed specifically for sewists. Had it for exactly 30 days and it literally stopped working. Right in the middle of me ironing my quilt top; I set the iron on the silicone pad, it raised, I moved the top to the next section to be ironed, grabbed the iron and the feet didn't move. It had completely shut off. Unplugged it and waited quite some time, plugged it back in, nothing. Did that several times, even the next day. Nothing. Not to mention several other functions were disappointingly subpar considering the price tag. Immediately returned it. Will never stray again! Love the weight of this iron, even when the reservoir is empty. The reservoir holds quite a bit of water. I can see the water level just fine and I have to wear reading glasses when sewing. We have hard water so I do use distilled water. The soleplate glides like a skater on ice. The amount of steam is ka-pow-pow. I love the size of the steam/spray buttons. The selection dial is well-marked. I know some people have complained about the dial being easily turned while ironing. I find this confusing - you literally have to let your fingers fall from the handle and make an effort to turn the dial while ironing. I love the ball cord pivot so the backend does not fishtail from the cord being pulled. The auto-off function is nice and only takes a couple seconds to get back to temp when moving the iron to a horizontal position. And to top it off, I really like the color! There only a couple cons I can think of. The precision tip on this model is a little blunt compared to my old model. Still works great for my usage though. The indicator light to let you know the iron is warming up is a deep orange. I wish it was red or another color. During the day, it is almost impossible to see the indicator light; however, when the iron gets to temp, it makes an audible click so even if there wasn't an indicator light, the iron clicking tells you it's ready to go. I find these to be minor cons. Rowenta has been a long-standing trusted name in irons for over 100 years and for very good reason. Rowenta irons are worth every penny. I will only purchase Rowenta irons from now on. I know I sound like an infomercial but it is true. Solid name, solid iron, many years of reliable usage and great results.

I liked the weight of this iron, even though it might be heavy for some older people. I also like the point on the end of the iron for getting into small places. This is made like the irons from my youth. I highly recommend this brand. This is my second Rowenta iron. I gave away the first one because it was made better than most irons on the market. I wanted them to have a great iron.

My brother was in the military. And since then he has hated ironing. I got this one for quilting and I have to iron and press and starch very frequently. My brother tried it out the other day and said how much he wished the iron that he had in the military was like this. The steam is great. It does not drip liquid. It is not difficult to fill. It lasts a long time. The blue is pretty. It also fits underneath my ironing board on that little shelf. You can also put it on the side iron stand. The hoses and the cord are very long. No complaints. I got this on sale on Black Friday week.