I have 2 Rowenta's. The 1st one I bought had auto shutoff and was really aggravating because I practically had to iron in circles to keep it from shutting off all the time. Then I bought the purple Rowenta that doesn't have auto shutoff and have never used the 1st one again. After reading a lot about different irons leaking or getting clogged with hard water I decided not to use water in it anymore because we do have hard water. I just use a spray bottle instead.