Customer Reviews

Sunbeam 4218 Steam Master Iron with Automatic Shut-Off

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I bought this iron just about a year ago, probably a little under a year, used it every day, and it was great until last week. The vertical steam function was nice, as was the adjustable steam level. A while ago the cord reel function stopped working well; the reel would only retract about half the cord and just stop. This was inconvenient, especially since one of the selling points is a retractable cord, but not enough to make me go looking for a new iron. Last week out of nowhere the steam function stopped working altogether (vertical, horizontal, various heat/steam settings, etc), so I'm had to use a 4-year old B&D which, while not as nice, worked. This was a nice iron, but even though it was relatively cheap it should have lasted more than a year.

This is a great iron for the price. It does a great job getting the wrinkles out and I use it all the time. The only complaint that I have is that the retractable cord doesn't work well. I have to mash the button several times and sometimes force the cord in part way to make it work. I am a little irritated about that because it was a feature that I was excited about. But the overall job of the iron outweighs that one defect in my opinion. If you have $80 in your budget for an iron, I would get a Rowenta, but if you can only spend $30 (or $24 with a Bed Bath & Beyond 20% off coupon) this is the iron to get.

Works great love the auto shut-off function, the steam works wonders and the retractable cord is sweet. Good iron for its price.

I have used Sunbeam irons in the past and have had good use from them. The Shot of Steam is the feature that must be in any iron I use and that is why I purchased this model. The retractable cord was not a consideration and now that I have it, I don't like it. It does not retract fully.

In most irons the sole plate covers almost all of the bottom surface. In this iron it does not because of the retractable cord housing. When I iron I apply pressure with the heel of my hand and it usually is over the center of the soleplate. In this iron it is at the very bottom of the soleplate or not over the soleplate at all. This is a very awkward design and not very efficient.

I would not buy this iron again or recommend it to anyone.

I had mine 9 months and ironed only 3-4 shirts per week. One day it worked... the next day it would not heat up. I found a similar complaint on other sunbeam models reviewed here on Amazon and on-line when I googled my problem.

After a couple of time of using it, the bottom started sticking to the fabric and not gliding. Even when it was new, it took forever to iron things. I just switched to Rowanta Effective Iron, and i can iron clothes in half the time I did with the sunbeam when it was brand new. But the last time I used the Sunbeam, I couldn't even iron one shirt, as it wouldn't glide over.

I've never given much thought to my iron before; probably have only owned 5 or 6 in my life and all have worked about the same - until now! This Sunbeam did not glide well over fabrics (on any setting), retractable cord is balky and didn't retract all the way after the second use, and it leaks HORRIBLY! Save yourself the aggravation - do not buy this product!