Customer Reviews

Black & Decker F1000 Steam Advantage Iron, White

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

I read the reviews of several more expensive irons, but they all seemed to have one or more fatal flaws and/or be outrageously expensive. This isn't my main iron, just the one in my laundry room, so I wasn't looking to spend tons of money. There are three features that I really don't like, but can live with given the low, low price. (The three problems are: the VERY poor visibility of the water window (mentioned by other reviewers), the settings dial is very small and hard to turn (it would be a truly fatal flaw for anyone with hand/finger strength or dexterity issues - beware!), and (just mentioned by another reviewer) the fact that when the iron's auto-turnoff acts, the only way to get the iron back on is to unplug it and plug it back in. This is not described well in the directions, at all, and I actually replaced the wall outlet before figuring out it was the iron, not a faulty outlet.) This iron heats up fine, though, and steams well...and again, given the low price, it's OK.

I recently bought this iron and just love it. My old iron used to take ages with cotton shirts. This one is great, the steam is really effective.

All in a good purchase and great value for money.

Edit: After almost three years, it started to leak. And one day finally broke down. For its price and three years of service, it is a great product!

This is the best iron I have ever used. The settings are easy to use and are accurate. I love the steam and cloud settings and the light weight of the iron. High kudos!

I really like this iron alot. Only issue is the water well is dark so I cannot see the water level well.

This iron is basic and works really well. It takes very little effort to get a good clean press. There is a problem, though, one that another review mentioned. I cannot see the water level. The plastic is too dark. So I usually end up overfilling it and water spills out while I'm ironing...but it irons so well that I don't mind so much.

All things considered (including the very reasonable price), it's a good iron with a flaw I can learn to live with.

I was prepared to really like this iron. It is from Black & Decker which is usually pretty reliable.

My iron is almost exactly 8 weeks. After shutting off from time to time without apparent reason as another reviewer has said, it died two days ago. Just before it died, the non-stick surface of the iron started melting and messed up a white shirt of mine. It just is not worth one dollar of the price.

I am completely disappointed.

The iron sprays hot water on the item being ironed, the user, the floor, and the ironing board. It does not balance well, easily tipping when sitting vertically, making it dangerous to use. When not in use for a few seconds in vertical position, and even while actively being used, the auto-shut-off light comes on (supposed to happen when iron is not in use for eight minutes in vertical position/30 seconds sole plate down) and iron turns itself off.
Additional annoyances: you cannot tell when water well is full, the water well lid must be held open while filling -making this operation very difficult. The dial symbols are small and pale gray on white making them difficult to read. The iron makes loud clacking noises. All and all, the worst iron I have ever encountered.

I received this iron as a gift & it is't worth what I paid for it. The auto shut off feature doesn't work properly. It shuts itself off constantly, even while in the middle of ironing. It does not turn back on when you lift it as it is supposed to do. The only way to turn it back on is to unplug it and plug it back in. It is almost impossible to see thru the blue water reservoir so you don't know you're running out of water until it's empty.

worked fine, but when I we went to store it overnight (about 8 hours), water leaked from it. It was stored properly, so can't tell where water was coming out.

I selected this iron because of the excellent reviews it had received at the time (about two years ago), but it looks like this iron has not stood the test of time. My first one lasted less than a year, and Black and Decker replaced it. I used the second one very little yet it still died in less than a year. I gave it two stars because it worked nicely during the time it worked. I'd nevertheless recommend crossing this model off your list.