When not using, I want my iron turned off. With design walls and cabinets covering most walls the outlets are hidden. Easy solution, power strips with good surge protection are placed before design walls/temporary cabinets are installed. Then just turn off the iron at the power strip. Also lights are turned off at the power strips. And all machines are connected via power strips (machines are turned off at the machine.).
Friends often join me for quilting sessions. So the iron gets heavy use and all sorts of trials.
At a retreat center that provided 6 irons, all of them died within 3 days. The heavy use of auto turn off, then on again, is what is suspected as the cause of failure. Just a tip of info.