Originally Posted by
Peckish
When my iron quit heating, it was something called a thermistor, or thermal fuse, that went bad. My son took it apart, found the faulty part, we ordered replacement parts (got a bag of 5 thermistors for $5), husband reassembled it, and my iron works good as new. MUCH better than buying a whole new iron.
Well you learn something new everyday on this board. That is such a good idea and I love to save money anyway that I can. Thanks for the tip.