I pulled the electrical cord on my iron too far out and now it won't retract. Any ideas on how to get the cord to retract?
By Kathie from Scarborough, ME
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Ditto with not messing with it! Just wrap up the cord the old fashioned way and place it between the iron and handle when storing ;-)
Just use it as is, no problem, good luck.
These things either have a little pulley or spring combination inside that make them work; unless you know what you're doing with small appliances, it's not a good bet to go in there and mess around with it.
Chances are having a repair done would be as much or more than the iron is worth. If it were me, I'd use it the way it is as long as it's otherwise functional.
I have a Hamilton Beach iron which stopped retracting when I pulled the cord past the red line. So I pushed the cord into the outlet little by little until it would not go in any farther. It left about a foot and a half cord out dangling. Then I pushed the button a few times and it started retracting a little bit at a time. I kept this up until the whole cord was retracted. Now it works fine. Now Ill make sure I never pull the cord out too far again!
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