I've had 2 rowentas and both leaked and I used the correct water. Loved my $7 shark and had it for 5 years. I paid 40$ for a Black and decker which only lasted a year. My favorite irons are not steam irons. They are old ones I paid 2$ each from the Salvation Army thrift store. One is Dominion and the other a Toastmaster.They get really hot and heat up fast. I had 5 of them and gave 2 to friends and had to throw 1 away when it started to smell hot.