bit-tech Shopping: Rowenta IS8100 Commercial Garment Steamer

Rating: 8

Time with product: 9

Strengths: Pwerful, steaming time - 2.5 hours, mobile ( not really portable )

Weaknesses: Price. Not for everything in your closet though

Summary: My wife got this for curtains but used for clothes as well. On a first few days she enjoyed, but after awhile get back to iron since it is a good, but it is not a silver bullet if you think so. Works fine, even though it is way expensive. Mobile enough to use wheels, but not very portable to take care anywhere. Pretty light, and time for steaming is good. Faster than ironing, but not all clothes work as it should be. A good to have it. Hopefully will work long enough to pay money back.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2 Weeks

Strengths: Much faster than ironing

Weaknesses: Doesn't replace an iron for heavy fabrics

Summary: My wife bought this steamer to cut down on her ironing time. I thought it was an overpriced gimmick, but she has been very happy with it. It removes wrinkles easily and quickly on most fabrics. It works best on lighter fabrics. It heats up quickly and has a large water tank. This steamer does not replace an iron for heavy fabrics such as jeans. It also cannot be used to press creases in clothes. Overall this has been worthwhile purchase. It has significantly reduced the amount of time that my wife spends ironing.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Month

Strengths: Well Built, High Quality, Well Known Brand

Weaknesses: Bulky, Expensive

Summary: We bought this mainly to help release wrinkle on dress shirts before ironing them. It works well. This unit takes no time to build up steam. We also use it to steam pillows, mattresses and couches. It works very well. The only thing that I can think of to improve it is to reduce the size and height of the product so it would be easier to store it.

Rating: 10

Time with product: 1 Month

Strengths: Quality, capacity, quick start-up time, continuous steaming time

Weaknesses: Not a weakness, but the rubber hose is a bit stiff (probably for durability)

Summary: I'd been looking around for a clothes steamer for months and decided on the IS8100 due to its many positive reviews, quick start-up time, and impressive continuous steaming time (key when you're steaming a bunch of shirts and don't want to stop to refill the reservoir). It's neat to see the wrinkles just disappear as you're steaming an item of clothing, and it's much quicker and better for your clothing than ironing.