Rowenta DM-273 Iron with Auto Shut-off

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This iron was given to me as a gift, so I am not sure about the cost. I heard they can be expensive. I just started to use the iron on my latest quilting hobby. It is great. It presses nice, crisp seams, and has plenty of heat and steam.

I was busy in the bathroom trying to kill a fly when my wife's shrike's, "Help, fire." I rush to her and find our Rowenta DM273 Rowenta Powerglide caught fire and out a penny sized hole in our ironing board cover. The cord at the base apparently blew...

I have used the Rowenta Powerglide iron and I found it to be light and easy to use. This iron has a super smooth surface and a very light touch. When using this iron, sometimes it feels like a feather because it is so light. I do ironing for different...

Well, you get what you pay for. This iron is not a bad iron. It does get most of the wrinkles out of my clothes, it does have a steam feature that works quite well. It also has auto-shutoff (a must) and several heat settings and, well, looks attractive.

I have had two Rowentas, the last one was the Powerglide. In both instances, the irons started to lose heat after a couple of years so that the "hot" setting now isn't hot at all. It also doesn't get hot enough to make steam. At first I would unplug it...

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We have owned our Rowenta Powerglide 2, model DM273, for about 18 months and it works flawlessly. What is especially highly performing is its stainless steel sole plate that is smooth as silk, does not collect dirt or starch, and makes ironing much...

18 month update: still running like new. No problems to report.

I bought this iron 3 years ago when my old reliable "cheap" iron died after 20 years of service. I was excited about the smoothness of the metal and the automatic turnoff feature, etc.