I will be interested in the replies you get. Irons are the bane of my existence! I have bought three since I started quilting last year and am still not satisfied. My husband - who indulges my hobbies with enthusiasm - is ready to blow a fuse. He hasn't complained but I can tell!
I have bought 2 of the reiable "velocity" irons that are supposed to be the best thing since apple pie and ice cream! The first wouldn't get hot and the second made a noise like it was going to explode - and did nothing else. $198 for an iron that wouldn't do anything!
I ordered a Rowenta and the company subsituted a different model from the one I ordered. It is OK, but it spits and that is very annoying. Sooooo...that leaves iron # 3 which is a Singer and the worst of the 3!
I am back to using my "before quilting" black & decker that does the job the 3 "sewing/quilting" irons couldn't do. I'm still shopping for that perfect iron!
Good luck to you. :)