Customer Reviews

Black & Decker D1500 Digital Advantage Full Size Smart Steam Inox Soleplate, White

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I've used this iron 2 years & am very happy w/ it. I am replacing it before it dies all the way. I like the high wattage for quick heating & rapid removal of wrinkles. The plate surface is large, there are many steam vents, makes the task easier. Self-clean feature works well. Just a tad on the heavy side. About average in being stable set at rest on the ironing board. I like to be able to set the amount of steam. Most irons just offer more steam w/ more heat, but at times I like lighter or heavier steam at various temperatures. I like the large water tank & that it steams well right down to the end of the tank. (Not true of all irons.) I iron about 2 hours a week, & more if I sew. Auto off is a good feature too. I like the "beep" indicating it's up to heat.

I don't like it that it's showing suspicious signs of malfunctioning after 2 years of use. Maybe I use it harder than most households, but things used to last a lot longer. Also the water cap is vulnerable, it broke off its hinge right away, & the plastic around it has cracked. Just an irritation when you try to take care of things, keep them new-looking, but they crash anyway. It's operational, but none the less, broken.

I'm very fussy abt. my iron since I do a lot of ironing. I do like this iron well enough to replace it, & I couldn't find it in local retail stores. So I was glad to find it online for a good price. Maybe if I'm super super careful w/ the water cap on the new one on order, it won't break.

This is our 2nd one. The last one lived over 2 years and it is used A LOT !!!! No complaints. Lots of steam.

Received iron quickly and well packaged. My wife unpacked it and used it once, it worked fine. That evening she tried to use it again and it wouldn't power on. Returning it for a refund...

Compared to some of the other irons I saw online this is one of the cheapest, so logically I wasn't expecting much out of it.

However, I'm very pleasantly surprised. The iron heats up quickly, gives out a decent amount of steam, enough for any type of clothing and is easy to handle.

The iron has stopped working. Nothing..just quit. Very disappointed as I was happy with my purchase for six months. Not worth the money. I needed to work for longer than half a year!

Bought a D1500 in September of '09. We had had good luck with some earlier B&D models years ago. Had a couple of Rowentas in the interim and when the last one quit, we decided to try B&D again.
After several months of satisfactory performance, the D1500 began to have issues with the display - first it only cycled through the languages - cured this by unplugging it and starting over. Then, after several more weeks, it expanded its act - it would heat up to temperature and work well for a while - eventually beginning to cycle through the temperatures, the display flashing and stepping down. Reset temperature and it would work for a short while and then go off again. Got another of the same model under warranty and it was not good from the beginning. It warms up, works for a while and then the temperature starts flashing and it shuts off. We are going to look at a different manufacturer for the next iron.

Bought it end of January, 2010. It died abruptly end of April, 2010. And in its short 3 month life, it didn't press very well.

First, you can't see the water level through the dark red plastic. Second, water spits out the top. Third, the digital indicator quit working almost immediately. Fourth, it crapped out today after only 2 years and we paid $50.00!!!!! Only 1 year warranty and it was of course made in CHINA.Black & Decker D1500 Digital Advantage Full Size Smart Steam Inox Soleplate, White

There's definitely something wrong when your iron says "linen" and yet the fabric you've just pressed is lukewarm... I think this one heated up well for the first month, and it's been drifting cooler for the 5 months after that. Very disappointing! Also didn't like the fact that you can't choose to shut off the steam when you want (although that's not a huge issue since it doesn't heat up enough to steam)

Worked great while we had it, heats up super fast, but after 1.5 years the corded started shorting out, so had to dump it. Seems like a problem that that shouldn't happen that quickly.