Rowenta IS-7800 Commercial Garment Steamer

Description

desertcart.com When an iron’s not enough or may harm fabric, the Rowenta 1500-watt commercial garment steamer steps in with a powerful design that’s kind to clothes. Ready to go in just two minutes, the steamer has a flexible 5-foot hose with a cool-touch handle and a wide mouth with six steam portals for excellent dispersion. The extra-large, 128-ounce transparent tank is designed for commercial-grade output, so you can steam a closetful before refilling. It locks into place when in use and unlatches simply for removal. A convenient swivel hanger atop the sturdy aluminum pole supports garments while you’re steaming and the hose head between uses. Two included brush attachments open fabric and upholstery weave for better steam penetration, and Rowenta also throws in a lint brush. Other nice details include a foot-operated power switch, a ready-indicator light, maneuverable casters, and automatic shut-off for safety. --Emily Bedard Product Description Rowenta IS-7800 Commercially rated Professional Vertical Steamer heats up in just 2 minutes to provide superior steam output and effectively remove stubborn wrinkles from even the most difficult fabrics. Comes with Upholstery Brush, Lint Brush and Fabric Brush. Review: It's all in the technique! - I have had my Rowenta steamer since June (almost 2 months) and have had a lot of fun playing with it and discovering how to most effectively use it. I can see how others have been discouraged - it's like learning to iron all over again but in the end it is so much easier and quicker! I just finished steaming a Queen sized duvet cover and sheet sets and they look better than when they return from the dry cleaner! Here are my helpful hints Tools: *One of those large clothes dryers that fold away, you know the ones with all the horizontal poles *4 strong clothespins *a skirt hanger (the kind with 2 clips) with a swiveling hanger head * a plastic coat hanger with a swivel head *quarter to half a paper towel roll of with large rubber bands wrapped on each end (to grip fabric) * a cheap plastic cutting board Techniques: --Sheets or any large linen item, i.e. curtains, tablecloths- Fold your sheet in half and hang it over the folding dryer- pin your sheet in two places on top pole so you can pull it very taut as you steam. (when I steam I keep the clothespins pinned on my shirt for convenience) Just keep turning the clothes dryer around or move the sheet along as needed. The great part is it steams through so you only have to do one side.Use a cheap plastic cutting board for smoothing hems and ends of fabric just hold the board vertically beneath your fabric, press the steamer head flat against the board and listen to iit hiss as it presses it to a completely smooth edge --Shirts -use the pole and hang shirt on a hanger with a swivel head (the swivel allows you to turn the shirt from back to front easily)- for collars use your towel roll to insert under collar --this helps to shape the collar. Use the cutting board to flatten the sleeves nicely. Highly recommended for linen clothes that don't yield to a normal iron. --Pants (like khakis) and shorts, use the pole, take the skirt hanger pin the pants upside down with seams together pins on each crease side . When you are done with one side just swivel your hanger on the pole to other side in one easy motion. Then steam inside of crease to the inseam. --straw hats or baseball hats that have become misshapen use your paper towel roll to shape and taa daa! --Works like a charm on carpet indentations. My next project is I'm going to try to use the steamer as those scunci steam cleaners are advertised. I'm going to use it on our grill and oven racks! Warning, careful of burns. Don't hold your hand too near the iron as you pull fabric taut --even below the steam will flow down and scald you. Use your clothespins to grab fabric and prevent burns. I'm thinking of using tongs with rubber bands wrapped around the ends to grip. Hope this helps! I would love to hear any different tips! . Review: I hate ironing, but sure love laundry! - First of all, gotta mention the need for the 1.25" wrench to put it together. Yeah, I guess I could have tried to hand-tighten it, but no insurance wouldn cover steam burns if the 1500W steamer blew the hose off. I filled it with plain tap water. The container is a little on the bulky side, so it can't be filled with the bathroom sink. Turning it on was easy with a switch that can be foot operated. Steam was coming out, as promised, within 3 minutes. Tip for those in small rooms -- it took me about five minutes to realize that I should have opened the window before starting!!! Steaming clothes is pretty easy. I spent over an hour playing with all sorts of clothes and only carelessly scalded myself a few times (usually when working the steamer from the inside of the shirt). In a nutshell, it is simple to use and works really well, but don't expect miracles. The Rowenta is pretty quick and I could get through a shirt in about five minutes. It won't look freshly pressed or anything, but it's not like I could do much better with an iron in five minutes. A worn or washed shirt could easily look freshened up in that little bit of time. Just passing the head over the chest area produced immediate results. I did the right side before the left side and you could easily see a difference. A little bit of work on the sleeves and the back, and the shirt was ready to head back into the closet. My major areas of difficulty included getting enough tension on certain areas for the steam to force wrinkles open and working on the bottom of the shirt. The steamer took care of simple wear-and-tear wrinkles, but I'd have problems working out sharp creases in the shoulder region and where the shirt is tucked in. I guess that's to be expected because the steamer head doesn't work like a a magic wand, where I pass the head over the area and presto -- it's all straightened out! It is still a little frustrating and will just take some time to figure out the proper technique. Secondly, the garment tower only stands about five feet tall. I hung the shirt in a hanger off the tower and the bottom of the shirt is only a couple feet off the ground. It's a little uncomfortable and hard to easily access that area, especially when the hose will start to gurgle if you have it down there too long (from condensation). I also tried a pair of pants and again, it's not easy to access all the areas of the pants. They did work getting some kinks out of a hanging pair of wrinkled khakis, but didn't get them all out. Definitely an improvement, but the pants were kind of thick, so it may have been an unfair test. All in all, I'm impressed with the steamer. As mentioned before, it won't work miracles and shouldn't be compared to a conventional iron. I don't think I could iron a shirt much better, so I usually don't iron my clothes. But if I can refresh or liven up wrinkled shirts at five minutes/garment, I'd say it's good money spent in the long run.