Clothes Irons - Product Reviews

snuch - (March 02, 2005) I bought this iron because Consumer Reports reviewed this iron and rated it the best steam iron. After having a bunch of irons I would have to agree. It was worth the $50 bucks!

*petunia* - (September 26, 2004) This is my first new iron in 20 years. I love the size, the ease of use, the steam feature and digital heat control. I would recommend the Black & Decker D2020 Digital Advantage Iron very highly.

localmotio - (October 05, 2004) I would recommend this Iron to anyone the, I got tired buying cheap Irons with coating on the bottom that scratches and chip off, this stainless steel bottom looks like will last a long time, options are great on this iron you'll love it.

wsrhodes - (07/29/2011) I use it to make quilts, which means that I cut some fabric, sew it, press it, and repeat. My complaint is with the “Auto Shut-Off” feature. The manual says that “When the iron is idle for 10 minutes…..[it] will turn off.” I can tell that there is a motion sensor in the iron that regulates this feature. However, it does not work as advertised. It will often turn off within seconds or a minute or two of when I use it. Indeed, there have been times when it has turned off as I am ironing the fabric! So a) the sensor is not “sensitive” enough to normal ironing motions and/or b) it is defective. This results in me having to constantly pick up the iron and shake it to make sure it stays hot.And while I am venting, let me say a few words about the “Self-Cleaning System”. I do not and have never used water in the iron. Yet, as the manual indicates, from time to time, “A “CLEAN” indicator will appear in the digital display to notify you when the iron needs cleaning.” This feature obviously also works on an internal clock (as opposed to actually sensing when the iron is dirty), so the advertising on the box and in the manual is misleading. To make things even worse, the “CLEAN” light goes off after a while whether I do any cleaning (per the manual) or not. Voila! It has magically cleaned itself!To me, both of these faults qualify as poor engineering and false advertising.I wrote to B&D about this and got no reply.

va_consumer - (07/20/2011) Within 4 months, I have had 2 of these irons fail on me. I used the first one for less than 2 months. Got a replacement about 6-7 weeks later. Second one failed immediately upon heating up.

copperpenny82 - (05/25/2011) I loved this iron while it worked, but it suddenly overheated very badly ruining not only the item I was ironing but also the ironing board cover. The iron went crazy and I had to throw it away after just a couple of years. Bad value.