I bought this iron to replace a 30-year-old Sunbeam and only used it twice before I put it away into the back of my closet. Constantly having to reset the temperature drove me nuts. See Dawn Furlong's post. I'd sew a block, turn on the iron, set the temperature and press my block. Back to the machine, sew another block and the iron had turned itself off and the temperature had to be reset all over again. Glad I didn't throw out my old Sunbeam - I set it to Cotton and there it stays.