Conair iron with crafter's setting?

Has anyone used any Conair irons? My Rowenta professional is finally going and I just ordered a less expensive gravity feed iron for longer periods of sewing, but I need a cheaper laundry iron for quick ironing jobs. I liked the crafter's settings on the Conair DPP1500 or DPP3500 which allows you to override the auto-off feature when needed, but I can't find this iron in person anywhere to check it out. I've only found a couple of reviews of it online. Beyond that model, I am considering the Black & Decker D2030 and just living with the auto-off feature when doing simple ironing tasks. Thanks.

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Rowenta still offers a couple of "Crafter Pro" no-shut-off irons. I love the Rowenta I bought several years ago, and will get another if the need arises.

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Beverly

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BEI Design

The Rowentas are twice as much as the Conair and for a casual use iron I don't think I want to spend that much. I just spent $$ on the gravity feed. The thing that appealed to me about the Conair was that it gave you the option of using auto shut-off or not, which no other iron does. That way if I was ironing some clothes in the midst of doing something else, using the auto shut-off would be handy in case I didn't get back to ironing right away. (It would put my husband's mind more at ease too!) Just not sure whether the Conair is decent for the money.

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"liv" wrote

I liked the crafter's settings on the Conair DPP1500 or DPP3500

Liv - There is one review of the DPP1500 on epinions

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Chris Underwood

Don't have any experience with the Conair irons. Have had a few B&D irons. Very happy with them. (hoping no one drops the current one on the floor. They hold up very well to everything except dropping on concrete floor.) All of the ones I've had heat fast enough (even at highest setting) that the auto-off is no big deal. I jiggle the iron. Then get what I want to press/iron situated on the board. By the time I'm ready to iron/press, it's hot. So if you can't find the Conair, you'd probably be just fine with the B&D. YMMV. NAYY. uh.......and any other alphabet soups you feel need to be here. ;)

Sharon

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Sharon Hays

I did see the Black and Decker D2030 in the store, the model that is most highly recommended online and in consumer magazines, and I have one nitpicking complaint. Maybe this doesn't affect ironing quality, but the metal at the tip of the soleplate on the B&D is cut and folded over to make the curve and this creates a little rough spot where I thought more delicate fabrics might catch. In using the B&D irons, have you ever noticed this creates a problem? Probably not, but I kept running my finger over the tip of the iron and wondering about it. My old Rowenta is smooth at the end. I don't know about the Conair because I haven't been able to see it in person and the online pictures are too vague to tell. The other minor complaint people had about the B&D was that the water intake cap breaks off as it is attached by only a small piece of plastic, and after seeing the iron, I could understand their point. Again, these are minor issues and for $40 probably not worth worrying about.

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liv

Nope. Not even on silk chiffon. ;) Doesn't get much more delicate than that. lol On mine, a slightly older model, the only roughness of the tip is above the button groove. If that's where the rough spot is on the one you looked at, prolly wouldn't cause a problem.

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Well......... I don't know what folks are doing to the water cap. Mine works like a hinge. Is that the same? Yeah, it's a plastic hinge, but it's been fine on mine. I suppose if you were Frantic to get the water in there and Threw open the cover, that could break it. But under normal use (and "normal" for all of us which far exceeds what the irons were meant for) opening and closing it shouldn't be a problem. Leastwise I've not found it to be, and I'm not terribly gentle with my iron. (I know no one else in the house is either.....hence all the other irons dropped on the floor. *ahem* lol)

And like you say, for the price, it's a great iron. I would love to spend a couple or three thousand on a really nice gravity fed iron and vacuum board to go with. But....1. not enough room for a vacuum board. 2. DH and the kids would think they could do more than just look at it (from a distance;) they would all get the crazy idea that they were allowed to Use it......see above mentioned dropped irons. lol

Sharon

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Sharon Hays

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