do be careful of your Rowenta. i had mine for years, no leaks and worked fine. Until a few wks ago. i plugged it into my power strip (where I'd plugged it in before) and turned it on-Pow! my power strip was done for. i had to go shopping and got a small Shark iron in it's place. sad to see it go but i'm glad it didn't catch fire as some have been saying!