I have trouble with irons and kettles and I know it is our well water with the high lime content. The water does taste great so I will have to put up with changing my kettle and iron every couple of years. Right now I have a Russel Hobbs iron ($20) that changes colour as the temperature goes up and it has been great. I like it much better than my heavy Shark ($100) which is always shutting down and I have to shake it to wake it up which is really annoying!I'm always on the look-out for both irons and kettles and like to have a spare on hand just in case.