I am sure enough has been said in this post -- I took two times to read even as far as I got, but I wanted to add two little, tiny comments: I do not use aerosolized starch because the unseen overspray hurts everything it falls on; and, I was taught 1000 years ago to only use distilled water in my iron. I know the manufacturers don't advocate that any more, but I have had one iron for 20 years with no problems so far. My local water leaves residue in my humidifier - why wouldn't it leave same in my iron? Good irons ain't cheap!