Customer Reviews

Sunbeam 4231 Steam Master Iron with Retractable Cord

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

At first, my husband and I really liked this iron. It shut off after not being in use for a while and the retractable cord was awesome for storing the iron. It seemed to iron fabric nicely and quickly. It put out a great amount of steam. We are not heavy-duty ironers, only about 4-5 shirts a week. After about a month or two, we noticed that the cord wasn't retracting very well and that the auto shut off would go into effect much quicker. We still managed to get our ironing done, though. Then, yesterday, the iron just died. The auto shut off feature took over always. As soon as you turned the iron on, the little red indicator light would start blinking and the iron refused to get even warm. It was a bit scary because the handle got pretty warm, but nothing else did. I would never buy this again. We bought it in October and 3 1/2 months later it won't work...

I'm surprised by the poor reviews for this iron. I've had mine for over a year and use it virtually daily and never had any problems. It's lightweight, heats up quickly, and puts out tons of steam. I have only two complaints. The retractable cord doesn't retract well at all, so I just leave the cord fully extended. Also the safety shutoff feature is odd, it's annoying to turn off the iron but leave it plugged in and find that after a certain amount of time I need to unplug it and leave it unplugged for approximately 10 seconds before I can turn it back on again. When I'm sewing I'm frequently turning the iron on and off and it's frustrating to have to continually unplug the thing. But other than those two issues, the iron is otherwise great! My prior iron was a $100+ Rowenta, I think I'll stick with the less expensive Sunbeams from now on. My iron has never leaked, but a couple of times I left the water reservoir door open and a little bit of water came out then. Regarding those who complained that their irons spit water onto their clothes, it might be because they set the iron to a steam setting but started using the iron before it was fully heated up and the water was converted to steam, that happens with just about any iron, even the most expensive.

The first time I used this iron both the spray and the steam worked.
The very next day the spray did not work...and after all these months is still not working.
I would not purchase a Sunbeam product again.

I purchased this iron several months ago. I've had no issues with leaking. The iron works great and is a perfect upright steamer. The cord does stick when retracting and requires some manipulation for full retraction. I have limited storage space. The convenience of not having to wrap the cord or leave it hanging, coupled with the great performance, outweighed any annoyance I initially had with the cord.

I bought this when my old sunbeam iron died. I had god luck with my old Sunbeam, but this one is just awful! I've only had it a month and it is already spitting, dripping and leaking water. It also takes a long time to heat up. I will be returning it to where I bought it & will buy a Rowenta or Singer model instead.

From the day I bought this product it was flawed. It leaks from the cap that covers the hole where you pour the water in. I am returning it tomorrow.

I brought this iron, it looked nice and sturdy, however i cant get the iron on and it drips water. i have to unplug it to at least get it to heat up. but once it heats up i have heck to keep it on and hot. any suggestions??

The only thing I can say that is good about this iron is that it gets hot. From the beginning, this iron left water spots on clothes, then it began to leak even more. I am constantly re-ironing wet spots and stopping to dry my hands, while the place where the iron sits on the board is soaked. The cord only retracts after several attempts and then only part way. I would not buy this iron again and am contacting the company about getting a refund. I have had it about 3 months.

Overall, this is a good iron. However, if you are buying this iron for the retractable cord feature like my husband and I did, my suggestion would be to look elsewhere. Right from the start, the cord retracts about 3/4 of the way and then refuses to retract the rest of the way. This leaves you with about 6" of dangling cord to deal with. While the iron works well, I am definitely disappointed with this flaw.

This iron is cute and efficient and I love the steam "shot", it helps with pleats and things of that nature. I am not the biggest fan of ironing so I just needed something to get the wrinkles out and this was a welcomed surprise.