Thanks everyone. I spent a fair bit of time yesterday reading old threads here on irons - oh my I did not realize the issue with irons until you all opened my eyes.

Now it makes perfect sense why my wonderful great aunt ALWAYS insisted on emptying out the water reservoir after she was finished with ironing. I thought she was silly but it turns out that her wonderful, extra-long cord, no auto-off Braun lasted over 15 yrs! I even got a few years out of it after she passed.

Ok, on to research and/or post my next quilting question:)

Welcome from Michigan! I haven't t had that problem with my rowenta.

Hello and welcome from New York. I have had the same problem with my Rowenta traveling iron. I just bought my 4th one. I have yet to find a travel iron that is this size and steams beautifully. All the others have leaked exactly the same. You would think that the company would invest in finding a solution to this.

On this note I do have to say that when I add water to a cold iron it spills out the sides more than when I heat the iron first and add water, never to the fill line, just below it.

Hi from Ohio! This is only a guess, did you put too much water in it? I have a Rowenta and it leaked so I don't put as much water in it and I haven't had a problem since.

Welcome, waving from central Indiana, USA

:) welcome from se TX

Hi and welcome to the board!

Welcome. I want you to know that if you search here on the board you'll find more negative experiences on the Rowena iron that good ones. I think last week one lady was ironing and it literly caught fire right in her hands and burnt her. The spewing of water is a common thing with it so the fact that you got 1.5yrs I guess makes you very lucky.