Russell Hobbs Freedom Cordless Iron RHC580
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What irritates me is that usually I always check reviews on productreview.com before making any purchases but as I was making other purchases at Harvey Norman and saw the iron I simply purchased it. I hated that I had to add any Stars to do this Review otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered. I purchased this piece of junk on 28/6/2025 and used it… Read more
today (13/8/2025) and I was absolutely disgusted with it. 26 years ago, when I came to Qld I had a Kambrook (I think), “cordless iron” which eventually “sucked a Kamara” so when I saw this RH cordless, I thought - great, and because it was the only one in stock, I purchased it for $20 less as it was a display model. Yes, I was told/asked about the use of a "cordless iron/vs normal" and said I understood because of the Cordless Iron I had used for many years until I dropped it. It was useless, it only stayed hot for a few seconds, and because it didn’t get hot enough to make "steam" the water leaked out. I have spent many many many $1,000’s at HN over the 26 years and I would have to say that this item should NOT even be an item they stock because seeing other “reviews” it’s a waste and is a bug negative for HN. UPDATE: Yesterday Friday 2 August I took my Russell Hobbs Cordless Iron back to the point of purchase, Harvey Norman, Bundall and voiced my disgust with this product and was attended to by a wonderful young Man [Name Removed] who was such a joy to talk with. After a short discussion he issued me with a Refund. I have to say that if Harvey Norman had more Staff Members like [Name Removed] who was polite and took the time to have a proper interaction with me then Harvey Norman's Customer Satisfaction with Service would increase hugely.
Had the iron 2 days ironed 2 shirts worked great no heat charger says green good to go than nothing avoid this product at all costs wished I had read the reviews before purchasing. Show details
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I used to enjoy ironing, getting a sense of satisfaction from a nicely ironed shirt. Thanks to this iron I now hate it! It's never hot enough and I've had to accept faint creases on my sheets/linen and clothes. A complete dud Show details
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Fantastic the way I use it – Maybe people are not using this Iron effectively. Many complaints about having to put it back on the charger. Which makes me think how many people keep their iron in their hands the whole time they are ironing a shirt. If you put your iron down on the charger as you would normally put it down to move your clothes into the next position , it stays… Read more
hot. You don't need to wait until it says its ready to pick it up again . I might have it down from 2 to 6 secs at a time , it never beeps at me unless I am taking my time with something. Never have a heat problem or steam problem. Actually have to turn it down for some fabrics as its too hot on high. Only one little thing bugs me , I can't see the water level. This is the best Iron I have ever used .
Not impressed – I had to replace the iron to the base 4 times to iron my shirt. It added extra time to ironing….waiting for the iron to charge. About 15 to 20 seconds before the base started flashing red. Also struggled to get the wrinkles out of my clothes….even on high heat. So dissatisfying and disappointing….considering Russell Hobbs is normally a quality brand of products.
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Disappointing! Does not work! – Disappointing purchase, the maximum heat settings does not even iron the full jeans and its so annoying waiting ot heat it up Show details
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Disappointing purchase – The concept is great. Unfortunately it doesn’t retain heat, and spits black muck onto our clothes without warning. It’s done this since day one. I have flushed it out thinking it may have been some residue from production. It’s no better. I’m afraid I feel it was a waste of money! Show details
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Disappointing – I bought a cordless iron to help declutter when sewing. I find it didn't stay hot long enough to even press a seam! The iron also drips into the base plate, and on to the bench. It does glide beautifully, but it's short charge time is extremely disappointing for the price. Show details
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Disappointed in this product – I bought this iron and used it for the first time today. I have to say very disappointed as I only had a very short time before the base beeped 3 times and began flashing red. Im quite a fast moving worker and it took more than 4 times back on the charging station to iron one short sleeved T shirt. Then i found myself waiting for the green light… Read more
to iron again to then shortly after having it beeping again to go back on charge. Is there something wrong with my product??
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Absolute rubbish – Have a number of Russell Hobbs products which are excellent but the freedom iron is absolute garbage so disappointing. Takes so long to iron anything as you have to keep putting it back on stand every 30secs not a useful product at all Show details
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cant see water level – I love this iron and features. it is very smart. it would have been better if there had been a cup with it so could fill easily, cant see water level being all black but other than that love it Show details
No pesky cord! Marvellous – Would recommend to everyone. My one and only problem - can't see the water level through the dark glass. Show details
They forgot something! – Beautiful looking product but no indications on temperature dial! Takes awike to understand small squiggles on various buttons! My last tefal cord free iron was far superior! Show details
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The best iron for your home – I bought this so I could mirror the image, print the transfer then iron it onto the shirt. Show details
Freed from a cord but shackled by 30 second usage time – I purchased this today from The Good Guys: $99. Wearied by having to put it down to recharge so many times just ironing a shirt, I timed the usage and recharge time. Fully charged it only lasted 30 seconds before the recharge unit turned red and beeped three times indicating stop and recharge. The wait time till it turned green and flashed… Read more
indicating ready to go was 20 seconds. Ridiculous and time- wasting process. Makes little difference if you return it to the recharger while reposition a sleeve, et cetera. The increased time it took to took to iron outweighed any disadvantage of having a cord. Also, putting aesthetics ahead of practicality, the water reservoir is black like the body, and so it is almost impossible to see where the water level is when filling. Also, the plate is not the best. Seems to prefer slightly textured fabrics like linen; appeared to stick on the return glide with high thread count 100% cotton sateen sheet. I will ring Hobbs customer service and plan to return it for a refund tomorrow.
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