I have never had one melt either. but this little plastic button on it did!! sigh. I went and bought a Black and Decker iron and now will have to order a new cover for the board. but I don't like the look of the plastic button thing now. maybe I need to get some of that silver quilted stuff and put that over it somehow. If it isn't one thing, it's another. I'm in the middle of trying to finish a patriotic quilt top from a swap long, long ago.