Maytag Cordless Iron deal

[petek]

So here I was putzing around a local liquidation center and saw they had these Maytag cordless irons for only $24.99 Cdn.. that's about $19 US currently so of course I had to buy one. Anyways just opened the box and decided I'd take some pictures seeing as it does have the Maytag name and Ol Lonely on the box.
Here's the box

 

[petek]

Opened the box and pulled it out.. It even comes has it's own nice carrying case, that was a surprise. I'm thinking to myself, myself this was a good buy, I hope it works.

 

[petek]

Voila, here it is. It's very nice and even the plug in base has a retractable cord, another bonus.

 

[petek]

It gets even better, not only do you not have a cord to contend with but you can even remove the water tank and take it to the sink for filling. How's that for convenience. Then I noticed when I took the tank off imprinted on top of the soleplate it says you can use it for iron cuffs or something with the tank removed? Haven't read the instructions so not sure what that means but it must be a feature LOL
Well there ya have it, the new and discontinued Maytag cordless iron. I'll prolly put it back in the box for a rainy day.
Back in the 80's we had a West Bend cordless iron that eventually leaked a number of years later but I always remember how much I liked it so now I have another one.

 

[animasinsulinpu]

That Maytag repairman....

I LOVE that Maytag repair guy on the left. His real name is Mark. What ever happened to him? Does any one know? I'd like to stalk him,he, he.....Bill in Az....

 

[danemodsandy]

That Has...

...Been around a while, if Gordon Jump's on the box.

 

[petek]

Oh I dare say it's NOS from at least 3 or 4 years ago.

 

[petek]

Bill, do you think he could get the wrinkles for you?

 

[launderess]

Younger Repairman's Name Is

Mark Devine.

Actor and model, Mr. Devine stopped appearing in Maytag commercials all of a sudden, long before "Ol Lonely" became a cropper.

Just saw Mr. Devine on a old episode of "Sex In The City" about a week ago. He played a baseball "star" dating the "Carrie" character. Gotta love a man with big dimples.

L.

 

[launderess]

Pipe:

Mark Devine | Producer, Actor, Writer

Known for: The Master of Disguise, The Life Coach, Judging Amy

www.imdb.com

 

[launderess]

Back On Topic

IIRC, CR did not give the Maytag cordless, nor many others such as Oreck's model, high marks.

Apparently the things did not hold heat long, nor produce as much steam for long periods as their better rated corded counter parts.

Just so you know, Eureka made a cordless dry iron ages ago, around the 1940's IIRC, so the concept is not exactly new. Indeed old "sad" irons were the first cordless irons because one had to head them on a stove.

L.

 

[animasinsulinpu]

Pete.....

Hi, Pete. There are ENDLESS things I WOULD have him do for me, No clothing allowed or there WILL be punishment with my.....Bill in Az.....

 

[petek]

Well Laundress for $24 and that box it was worth it LOL I don't expect it to be any match for my trusty Philips Azure 900 TOL model from about 15 years ago. I think it was one of the top rated irons at the time when I bought it and it's been good. It's starting to act up now.. sometimes I have to plug and unplug it numerous times to get it to stay on and heat up and it's one of those things that looks like there's no way of taking it apart to fix although I haven't really sat down and taken a good look yet.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

It actually isn't bad...

I have one and the wife and I use it. We actually like it. It's designed to be placed back in the cradle while you move what you're ironing around to maintain heat. The tank does come off for ironing those sleeves, ect where the tank would get in the way. It also has a sleep function. The iron can also be put back on the cradle and the cover put back over the top for storage while it's still warm. You are correct, the iron was being sold 2-3 years ago. It seems to me that Mark the young Maytagman disappeared right around the Whirlpool takeover and may have been a victim of it (as well as the older guy who ISN'T Gordan Jump. His name escapes me right now...). Near the end, Maytag had TWO repairmen at once, both young and old.

RCD

 

[redcarpetdrew]

That reminds me, there was a higher end model with a full electronic control. That's the one I have.

RCD

 

[maytagbear]

Because.....

near the end, Maytag NEEDED two repairmen!

I will never forgive them for the first generation Neptune.

Nice catch on the iron, however.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[sudsmaster]

I would imagine those cordless irons have ni-cad batteries. And of course those kinds of batteries are notorious for having relatively short half-lives.

I recall seeing a different approach at Costco some years back: a Rowenta iron that had a remote steaming reservoir. It made the actual iron a lot lighter and slimmer, and I would imagine it also provided better quality steam. I was tempted but the price was pretty steep - about $80 as I recall. So I make do with my all-in-one Rowenta. And constant refilling of the water tank.

 

[petek]

There's no battery in it. It only heats up whilst it sits on the cradle base. There are two prongs at the back of the base that slide into the iron when you set it down. So as you're ironing it slowly cools down. You place it back on the cradle to reheat again while your shifting the clothes around on the ironing board. It reheats very fast in a matter of a few seconds so you really don't skip a beat. The only "learning curve" is putting it into the cradle every time you put it down.

 

[geoff]

What??

That is SICK!!! LOL I have the electronic control model that I bought immediately after they came out. I still have the receipt. $130 I payed for it. Geez, if they were $19 I would have bought 2 of them LOL. Enjoy it, it's a great iron..