I have had so many irons it has become a real joke. The last Rowenta set off all the smoke detectors when it burned inside. What a horrible smell. I go through the cheap ones like crazy and finally asked Santa for a commercial one. I ordered it just before the blizzard. It is what tailors use with a water tank sitting above on a shelf. It had better last a long time. It cost less than all the Rowentas I have bought over the years!