Rowenta Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

thermostat defective,,,can be do drect by expert professional,,,but it will burn your all clothes due to very hot position,without auto cut

There is most likely a build-up of minerals around the steam holes. Minerals are in ordinary tap water. The coat the heating surfaces, act like an insulator and prevent iron from getting hot. Clean the hot plate with a fine needle or other fine object and then put in a mixture of vinegar and water and let it steam out. To prevent future mineral build-up, use half distilled water and half tap water. If you can't get distilled water, use ordinary drinking water you can buy from your supermarket (it also cheaper). Don't use 'all' distilled water as it boils (steams) at higher temperature and could ruin your iron. Good luck.

Screws may hold the shell together but the halves are usually clipped together by hooks around the edge of the shell to discourage would be 'electricians' from doing home repairs. Once you've removed the screws and the body held by the screws doesn't come apart, look for a point where you can insert a screw driver in it to pry the body part out. If you can't do that, then don't do it. best thing to do is take it to a repair agent. At least it's safer.

Clogged unit, it's over heating. Run vinegar through it to remove deposits.

If you start ironing with it, does it come back on? It usually doesn't take long for auto-shut-off irons to turn themselves off--a few minutes in the upright postion, and about 30 seconds if left sitting in the down position. Once you start the ironing motion, it should come back on.

I have provided a link to a manual that seems to belong to your model. But unsure what features your model has. This is not available for some reason at the Rowenta USA website. Refer page 7 of the manual available at this site http://laundry.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/rowenta/1103898336__4605.html?p=1 Self Clean - prolongs the life of the iron The Self clean function flushes dirt and scale particles out of the steam chamber. To operate: • Fill the tank with untreated tap water up to the maximum mark and heat the iron to max. temperature. • Unplug from the mains. • Hold iron over a sink horizontally, push the steam control 3 past the position and into the Self Clean position and hold it there: steam will now begin to build up. After a few seconds water and steam will emerge from the soleplate, rinsing dirt and scale particles out of the steam chamber. After approx. 1 minute move the steam control slide to the position. • Insert mains plug and allow the iron to heat up again. • Wait until the remaining water has evaporated. • Unplug from the mains and allow iron to fully cool down. • When cool, the soleplate can be wiped with a damp cloth. We recommend using the Self Clean function approx. Every 2 weeks. If the water is very hard, the iron should be cleaned weekly. Self Clean Valve The self clean valve prevents the drip hole into the steam chamber from furring or blocking up. To ensure the iron continues to function properly, open and close the valve by sliding the steam control to max then min a few times after use.

Use a small container of bottled water.

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pull cord all the way out of the iron, make sure it's flat and not twisted when it gets reeled back in. Cheers, Kelly San Diego, CA Embroidery Services

Hi Try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8wpTTXyQCo

adjust thermostat in lowest position

Send it in for repair. Google Rowenta Repair Center

Sounds like you may have a buildup of calcium in the water line. Try putting in some LimeAway and letting it sit overnight to clear it out. The drain the LimeAway out refilll and steam a few times on scrap cloth to get all of the cleaner out, see id that solves the problem.

You need to follow the instructions for the iron. Rowenta make a excellent iron but it's water tank and steam chamber need to be cleaned and rinsed out, say every third use depending on how much you use it. Also, allow the iron to reach FULL TEMPRATURE before you use it.

My wife has one of these irons and she loved it. Now it steams for a while, and a red light starts blinking and it stops steaming. It can be turned back on and works for a while, then the same thing happens. I read that it needed descaled, so I bought OUST descaler and ran it through the iron, but it did not solve the problem. Any one have a solution to this problem, I would like to hear from you.

Yes the iron needs to be cleaned. They do have a descaler to clean. the Steam valve with a electronic switch is broken, that is what opens and lets the steam out of the iron when you press the button. Google Rowenta repair Centers.

WIre brush the caps screw threads and replace the O Ring ASAP. DOn't use the iron until you get a new O ring and they need to be the orange/red rubber ones they are able to withstand the hot steam black o rings at home depot won't last.

WHen cold tilt over sink and empty and rince every 3-5 uses depending on how much you use it. Water sitting in the tank gets moldy and bad, rinse tank and use Britta type filtered water only.

Make sure you didn't knock off a wire to the heating element when you had it open. Also put a couple of cups of whitevinnegar in it and leave it for an hour or two. This will dissolve the scale build up. If it doesn't get hot thenthe element is probably burned out. There is a limit switch held against the tank too. It can stop the heating element if it goes bad.