Help! my dowsing iron is broken

[svendh]

I have a problem with my table iron. It won't heat up any more and the light stays off. Checked the fuse in the plug but seems OK. Any advice? It's an original dowsing, latest model.

[cueman]

Could be the heating element inside. They often go and need replacing. Not an easy job to replace, nor cheap to get a replacement element. With the light not coming on though I'm not certain that is the problem as usually the light comes on even if the element is blown. Maybe the thermostat is faulty?

[svendh]

I'm not sure, I can hear the thermostat click when turning the heat control.

[Chappy5]

Gee i was just looking purchasing a table iron until i saw the price of them here in Australia at over $500.

I am thinking of buying a brand new house hold iron and turning the steam off and using the Wool setting for my Strachan cloth and has anyone else done this??

I am not really keen on spending that amount of money on an Iron.

[svendh]

Gee i was just looking purchasing a table iron until i saw the price of them here in Australia at over $500.

I am thinking of buying a brand new house hold iron and turning the steam off and using the Wool setting for my Strachan cloth and has anyone else done this??

I am not really keen on spending that amount of money on an Iron.

Dont think a normal iron will do the job. Here a new Dowsing is 240 € which is 370 aud. Think there was a thread about this topic before and it turned out that you need a proper table iron.

[DeanH]

Shall we say that a domestic iron will get better results than no iron at all
There is a thread about the temperature settings with the domestic iron but I don't think there was a consensus of what was best.
The snooker irons are more than double the weight of a domestic iron so have that a great difference in the method of use and results achieved.
good luck

[robbo mcs]

Gee i was just looking purchasing a table iron until i saw the price of them here in Australia at over $500.

I am thinking of buying a brand new house hold iron and turning the steam off and using the Wool setting for my Strachan cloth and has anyone else done this??

I am not really keen on spending that amount of money on an Iron.

$A290

http://sharpsnooker.com.au/products/...nooker-tables/

[pottr]

Dean's right. It's the weight of the snooker iron that makes all the difference.

If you're serious about maintaining a snooker table, it's a must.

[Chappy5]

A google search of using a household Iron for snooker table cloth is interesting and with varied results. Some swear by the household Iron switched to Wool setting and NO steam while others only want to know about the Dowsing etc etc.

I suppose as long as the Iron is not to hot and tested on a piece of paper before hand for scorching and no steam/water etc is applied no harm could be done to the cloth and this is my main worry. While the results may not be as good as using a heavier Dowsing the money they are asking for them is outrageous IMO.

A lighter regular household iron would be better for laying the Nap back down nicely after a brush than no ironing at all surely and my Burgundy Strachan cloth is a nightmare to get the Nap back down flat after a few hours of play even when i brush it for 10 minutes at least.

[Chappy5]

Shall we say that a domestic iron will get better results than no iron at all
There is a thread about the temperature settings with the domestic iron but I don't think there was a consensus of what was best.
The snooker irons are more than double the weight of a domestic iron so have that a great difference in the method of use and results achieved.
good luck

I had a quick search Dean for Info on this topic but did not find exactly what i was after and if you could provide a link to the thread it would be great reading and much appreciated.

[DeanH]

I think it could have been the Table Maintenance thread
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...highlight=iron

[Chappy5]

I think it could have been the Table Maintenance thread
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...highlight=iron

Thanks Dean and i am making my way through 250 odd posts now!

[DeanH]

good luck

I will have another look to see if there was another thread
good luck

[Chappy5]

good luck

I will have another look to see if there was another thread
good luck

Cheers and i am looking at Dry Irons here in Australia and i can get one for around $40 and i like the no steam feature and flat sole plate they come with.