Thanks everyone. I spent a fair bit of time yesterday reading old threads here on irons - oh my I did not realize the issue with irons until you all opened my eyes.
Now it makes perfect sense why my wonderful great aunt ALWAYS insisted on emptying out the water reservoir after she was finished with ironing. I thought she was silly but it turns out that her wonderful, extra-long cord, no auto-off Braun lasted over 15 yrs! I even got a few years out of it after she passed.
Ok, on to research and/or post my next quilting question
