Black & Decker F1000 Steam Advantage Iron, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Black & Decker F1000 Steam Advantage Iron, White
Customer Review: Hmm!! Average one
Summary: 2 Stars
Not so good as described. A bit sticky, can hold only small quantity of water for the steam. So you end up filling it for each cloth.Customer Review: Tugs, pulls & leaves funk on clothes
Summary: 1 Stars
We needed a new iron because our previous one (also a Black & Decker) finally stopped working after about 9 years. I decided to stick with B & D, since our prior one lasted so long and because I used to associate this brand with quality. I chose this particular model because of the price and the light weight (our former one was quite heavy.) Right out of the box, the dial setting was almost impossible to turn. But considering we only use the highest setting anyway, I figured I'd just leave it set there - no worries. For about 4 months, it worked fine. Then it began to catch, tug & pull on clothes, creating even MORE wrinkles. If that weren't bad enough, it then began leaving dark residue on our clothes - apparently the "non-stick" finish of the plate was flaking off. What a mess.
Do NOT buy this cheap piece of crap. And shame on Black & Decker - what happened?
Customer Review: Worst iron I have ever encountered
Summary: 1 Stars
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.
Customer Review: Be very wary
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the Black and Decker F1060 which is designed exactly like the F1000. It is a great iron with lots of nice features WHEN it is together. However, the top pops off the iron. There are clips holding it in to the clear plastic area that holds the water. I am not sure if it pops off just from the heat or if it is because when you turn the dial setting it can cause it to pop off if you turn it slightly past where you should stop. It is not hard to turn it too far. My husband has re glued it twice and maybe that has messed up the settings but I iron a lot of calico since I quilt and want the setting on the highest for cotton. So when turning all the way to the highest setting you can easily turn it too far and therefore it comes apart. Poor design.Customer Review: Cracked case less than 10 months old
Summary: 1 Stars
This iron is junk. Worked OK for about 2-4 months, then started not getting hot enough. Upon reading other peoples' reviews, perhaps it was turning off. Then the plastic cracked during warm up, when it made a loud noise, leaking water over everything. Sputtered water over everything. I should have taken the money and flushed it down the toilet, what a waste of $30. Why is everything that's made today so crappy? Didn't even last a year. My mother has an iron from the 60's that's still going. Black and Decker used to make some decent stuff, but it seems not any more. And of course it's not even worth fixing, it'll cost more in shipping back and forth than it's worth, might as well get another hunk of junk, I guess.