Rowenta IS6300 Master Valet Full Size Garment Steamer with Exclusive Roll and Press Support 1550 Watt, Brown

Both The IS6200 And IS6300 Are Wonderful Steamers
I already own the earlier model to this one, the Rowenta IS6200 Compact Valet Full Size Garment Steamer with Foot Operated On-Off Switch 1500 Watt, Blue and I love it. The only real drawback the older model has (and so do many other steamers) is one of safety. Shirt and other clothes edges need to be held taut while steaming. It's inevitable that at some point hot steam and fingers will come into contact with each other. Believe me, that steam is mighty hot. Rowenta took care of the problem by adding a support roll that acts like a vertical ironing board. I was very happy with the older model, but this new feature is well thought out and a welcome addition. Steaming can now be safely done pretty much single-handed, thanks to the expandable support. I still hold down an edge once in awhile, but a whole lot less than before.

Both steamers heat up in about 60 seconds, and users will appreciate the...

Needs a hose that doesn't collapse
We own a clothing store and have always used Jiffy steamers. I was anxious to give this one a try.

The good news: Powerful steam capabilities, roll & press support is awesome, hanger at the top is a great idea.

The bad news: It needs to be a foot higher and the hose needs to be made of a stiffer material. When steaming the bottom of a shirt, you need to get the hose way down, at which point it doubles over on itself and shuts off the steam. This is a major design flaw. The Jiffy tubing is made of vinyl that is quite stiff. The Rowenta hose is covered in a sort of fabric reminiscent of the old canister vacuum cleaner hoses. I assume the inside tubing is also vinyl but it's a very soft vinyl. If they would use a heavier tubing and extend the height a foot, this would be an awesome appliance because the steam power is so great.

Worth Owning
I picked this up hoping to find a more convenient alternative to ironing all the time, and it's delivered. There's a LOT to be said in favor of this item.

For one thing, assembling, storing, and moving this are all surprisingly simple. It's a lot lighter than it looks, and while the wheels it rolls on aren't the best, they do the job adequately. It's a very compact device and fits quite nicely in whatever corner you care to squeeze it into. The power cord wraps up neatly and hangs on a conveniently located latch, though the plug is . . . somehow upside down. It's hard to explain, but it throws me every time I use it.

The whaddayacallit, that pulls down like a window blind to provide a flat surface to push garments against, is decent, not particularly bad, not particularly good. The frame of the thing is very convenient for hanging shirts over, and flipping them around when the front is done and it's time for the back is simple enough. All in all the setup...

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