My 20 year old Rowenta finally died. I had all kinds of problems with it at first, but once I started using distilled water in it, it worked fine. My back-up iron is a Sunbeam Turbo Steamaster. It gets very hot and has never leaked. I also have the Panasonic cordless that I like using with quilt blocks because it isn't too large. It doesn't get as hot as an iron with a cord, but it's easy to take to retreat and works well enough. Will never by another Rowenta.