Rowenta Is6200 Compact Valet Full Size Garment Steamer With Foot Operated On Off Switch 1500 Watt Blue - Check it Out

Rowenta IS6200 Compact Valet Full Size Garment Steamer with Foot Operated On-Off Switch 1500 Watt, Blue - Check it Out

Throughout Rowenta's history, technology and innovation have always been at the forefront of product design. With a code-breaking design to streamline performance, Rowenta’s new 1500-Watt IS6200 garment steamer is ideal for steaming garments and furnishings around the home. This full size steamer quickly and efficently de-wrinkles all textiles, even hard-to-iron materials. Suitable for finest fabric. The base and pole design makes the IS6200 Garment Steamer extremely stable and portable during use. The suitcase- inspired "tilt and roll" enables easy transport. Foot operated pedals for power is convenient and comfortable while the telescopic pole adjusts height for comfort and pushes down for compact storage. The IS6200 has an extra large, removable 1 gallon transparent water tank that will hold water for 2.5 hours of prolonged continuous steam. The IS6200 full size steamer comes with on an board tool storage that includes a fabric brush, lint brush and crease attachments. 1 year limited warranty.

Reviews of Rowenta Is6200 Compact Valet Full Size Garment Steamer With Foot Operated On Off Switch 1500 Watt Blue

Steams well, but a few minor gripes
Rating by : nsv,

When this arrived I had clothes that I'd left in the dryer for three days in preparation for testing this steamer. (Or... um... I forgot about them.) I pulled a wrinkled lump of clothes out of the dryer and into a laundry basket, and sat down to assemble the steamer.

Assembly was very easy, and didn't require the directions. I extended the pole, removed the thumb screw from the base, dropped the pole into place and put the screw in to hold it there. I pushed the hanger onto the top of the pole, and I was done.

I did check the directions for water recommendations, and that's a good thing. The directions warn you not to use water with additives or softeners, and they say you must use tap water. If you live in an area like mine, with hard well water, Rowenta recommends using half tap water and half distilled water. I used ordinary bottled drinking water, and here's my first gripe: while the tank is probably very easy to fill if you're holding it under the tap, if you're in a hard water area and must fill it from a bottle, the way the tank is tilted makes it tricky to fill without spilling. It's also impossible to see the max fill line while pouring. It's not a problem everyone will have and it's not a big deal, but it is an annoyance.

I hung the steam head from the hanger, as the instructions describe, and plugged the steamer in and turned it on. All the lights dimmed significantly and remained dimmed. This clearly draws quite a lot of power. (The directions warn "To avoid a circuit overload, do not operate another high-wattage appliance on the same circuit.") About a minute later, I had steam.

Here's where I ran into my second annoyance: the steam head hook is in the middle of the hanger. That means that the steam head is attached to the hanger when you're not holding it, so moving clothes on and off the hanger is a challenge. After trying to find a way to make it work, I gave up on the built-in hanger and just put clothes on my own hangers, then hung those on the built-in hanger. Not a big deal, but it's easy to knock clothes off the hanger and onto the floor, getting them nicely wrinkled again. I also lost the height advantage that way, and had to drag a chair over to steam the bottom of the clothes, near the floor.

The built-in hanger doesn't rotate, but if you're using your own hangers it's easy to turn clothes around that way.

The hose is a bit stiff and difficult to work with, but it loosens up quite a bit as the steam flows through it. It seems durable and will probably last a long time, so I'm not complaining about this.

The steamer produces a good amount of steam, yet a partial fill was more than enough to get through a very large load of terribly wrinkled clothes. Deep wrinkles fell out easily with a couple of swipes of the steam head. Collars and pocket flaps that had been crinkled for a long time relaxed and lay flat after a few seconds of steady steam application--even my iron doesn't work that well on problems like that.

I haven't tried the fabric brush. I only had one item that might have needed it--a very battered pair of cargo pants--and the steam alone did a pretty good job on those. I wasn't about to turn the steamer off, wait for it to cool, attach the fabric brush, then heat it up again to do one pair of pants. Because the brush pops off easily, next time I'm going to start with the brush attached, steam the clothes that might need brushing first, then take the brush off and continue.

I also haven't tried the crease attachment. My uniform days are over, as are my days of ironing in creases. It attaches to the steam head and the clothes slip in between the crease attachment and the steam head. It looks like it might be tricky, but it should do well refreshing the crease on items that are already creased.

The lint pad, which does not attach to the steamer, does a great job. It seems to work better when the clothes are resting on a flat surface, rather than hanging on a hanger. It's also very easy to clean.

All these attachments are great, but there's no way to store them with the steamer. You can attach the brush or crease attachment to the steam head, but that leaves another attachment and the lint tool with no home. I've thrown them into a plastic bag that I hang from the hanger.

The power cord isn't very long. It's good if you plan to stay in one place and steam laundry, but if you plan to move it around to steam curtains, you might want to have an extension cord on hand. The instructions warn that a 15 amp extension cord should be used to avoid overheating.

While the problems like the built-in hanger/steam head hook make this steamer a little difficult to use, it really does a great job steaming. Very wrinkled clothes came out far better than I expected. It heated up quickly, and is nice and compact to store, aside from the hanger. It's got some annoyances, but in the end it does the job well.

This Product needs a lot of uprading.
Rating by : bas bleu,

It's a Rowenta, making me believe it would be a high quality product.

So far after using it for 3 weeks on about 25 garments, I find myself liking this steamer less and less.
First of all the hose and handle quickly get so hot I cannot hang on to them after about 10 minutes without wearing a glove.
Second the cord for the unit is way to light for the amount of electricity going to the unit. I have to stop at around 20 minutes and let the cord cool off. It should have a heavier cord with the 3 prongs instead of 2.
Trying to hang a garment over the top of the hanging unit, as in using it like a clothes hanger proves crazy when you need to remove the garment. I have to find someplace to lay down the steam hose and then remove my garment from the hanger, it cannot be done easily with one hand.
It does produce hotter steam then other 1500 watt steamer I have used. After being on for a minute or 2 I get really hot,hot,hot, steam. The unit uses more water (about double) My 2 year old steamer, of course, because I am getting much hotter steam and more of it.
The cord is much longer than on my old steamer. Overall I am pretty disappointed with this steamer. Even though it can put out the heat required to do the job, I can barely endure the heat and lack of ease for the user this steamer needs to back to the drawing board.

Rowenta Steamers and Irons Make A Great Pair
Rating by : ladyfingers,

I iron almost everything. It's time-consuming, and some pieces of clothing are harder to press than others (shirts). Using this steamer saves lots of time. Now when shirts come out of the dryer, I simply plug in the Rowenta Valet and immediately steam them. It's such a quick process; this steamer is ready for action in 60 seconds. The days of re-positioning shirts on an ironing board are forever gone, thanks to Rowenta's wonderful integrated hanger system. Shirts hang nicely from it, and steaming all sides/angles can be accomplished in about one minute. Try doing that with an iron. It's true there is no iron-creased look (think sleeves), but most fashions today don't want that look.

The hook for the steam hose is centrally located in the hanger system, which makes it hard to hang up while in use. My simple solution is to work right next to the laundry tub. That way I can take advantage of hanging/steaming clothes and then drape the steamer hose over the laundry tub while I'm switching out to the next garment.

I'm especially impressed with heavier polo/golf type shirts and 100% cotton shirts made in India (the kind that always come out of a dryer a wrinkly mess). Their varying textures make ironing a real challenge, but the Rowenta Valet excels here. Wrinkles immediately vanish, collars lay flat and a perfect shirt emerges before my eyes.

The Rowenta Valet comes with a crease attachment, but an iron still seems to handle that job more quickly and effectively, especially when it comes to dress pants which require a well-defined crease. Maybe I just need more practice using the attachment, but I also never expected a steamer to entirely replace the ironing process. Rather, each appliance complements the other--shirts get steamed, pants get ironed. That may still seem tedious to some, but this method has cut wrinkle-removal time in half, and for that I am very grateful.

My daughter has been after me to get a clothes steamer for years. She owns a Jiffy J-2000 (1300-watt) and based her purchase on its many good reviews. I asked her to try out my Rowenta for comparison purposes. The first thing she noticed was Rowenta's ease of use. The Jiffy has no built-in hanger system so she has to find a place to hang clothes or use a board as Jiffy recommends. That feature alone made her wish she had the Rowenta steamer. She felt both had similar steaming capabilities. The Jiffy is slightly larger and takes up more room. I can easily store the Rowenta valet just about anywhere. Maybe getting her opinion was a mistake, as she now wonders if the additional cost of owning the Jiffy was worth it. I'm very happy with the Rowenta Compact Valet. It suits my needs perfectly.

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