Here is an update on my iron fire issue. Tossed the iron in the trash so its on its way to the dump never to be heard of again. I got my Chi iron in the mail yesterday and after allowing it to warm up to room temp as its very cold outside right now, I turned it on to test it out. It has 3 options for the auto-shutoff.......60 seconds for sitting down or laying on its side........30 minutes if it is sitting up. But I find it will start to beep if you're holding it down over some fabric as I was. I haven't tested out the steam option yet so thoughts are still out for this brand of iron. It is nice and lightweight though, snazzy looking too, easy to change the temp and has a nice pointed front end to get those corners. Will continue to test this iron out this week and then make my decision on whether I made a good choice.