How to take apart a Rowenta Steam Iron?

what is the type of screw driver used to remove the screws from the back. i have never seen a screw like the one in this Rowenta Iron. is a star type but has a center stem in it

Trying to Repair
April 2015

I had difficulty with a Salton Iron, but Paolo gave me the right direction to take as the Salton opens the same way except the front screw at the water inlet could remain. The back comes off without unscrewing the front one. Lift the top infront of the cable using a small screw driver and about 2 cm down on both sides lightly lever the cover off its clips. Thanks.

Pieter
June 2014

I have a 1700 W DZ5080 and this is how it came apart:

First make sure it is not plugged in.

Next remove the back plate, there is a single torx style screw. Once it is removed the rear plate will pop off if you pry gently on alternate sides.

Once the back is off you will see a black plug with two heavy grey wires (power wires) and a smaller red, black, and blue wire. The entire plug assembly will slide out to the rear with a little pulling. It exposes two leads from the base plate, freeing up the base plate for later removal.

There is a small white plug leading to two white wires at the top of the transparent box that holds the electronics. It also comes out to the rear with some gentle pulling. One this is released it will allow the base plate to be separated.

Now you can remove the base plate by removing the stainless cover at the front of the iron - it pops off. This exposes another torx screw. On my iron this screw was seized and I sheared off the head of the screw trying to remove it.

The other two screws that hold the bases plate are at the rear of the bottom of the iron. When they are removed the iron base plate will separate from the plastic body.

Finally, to remove the transparent electronics box you must first lift out the temperature control. It lifts our with gentle pressure, but when it comes out a small spring and indexing pointer can pop out of the plastic arm that remains below the dial. Do not lose this part.

Once the dial is removed the plastic box containing the electronics will slide out of the iron to the rear.

At this point I don't think the iron can be further dismantled without damaging it.

Mine is leaking from the seal (black sticky sealant) between the translucent tank and the opaque plastic body. I think mine is toast. Too bad, it was a very good iron but it only lasted about 100 uses.

Putting it back together assumes you have been careful and paid attention as it came apart - in other words you are on your own!

Paul
March 2011

I have managed to open a Rowenta DA-17 steam iron after two days of careful inspections...
Apart from the obvious two rear screws which you access by removing the plate on the power cord side, there is a "hidden" front screw just at the front of the lower part of the handle/body.
You can access that screw by pulling out (towards the front of the iron) the piece of plastic which is used as the water inlet to the tank.
That piece stays in place using an O-ring at the bottom side and a slot/grove on its top.
Once the front screw has been removed, everything else becomes obvious.

Paolo
January 2007