Woohoo! I just bought a Singer iron last week, sort of on a hunch and because the user reviews for it were good on Overstock.com. It's the first iron I've ever used that has a little cover that snaps down over the fill hole. It should keep the dust out of there. Also, it came with a water bottle with a spout. My previous iron was a Kenmore that I used for about 25 years. It started sputtering about 5 years ago, and since I don't usually need steam, I let just did without, until recently I had to ask myself if 25 years wasn't about long enough for an iron that gets lots of use.