I didn't realize my Rowenta didn't have a "shut-off" on it until this post :oops: And I had been leaving it plugged in :roll: Not anymore.. Thanks for all the help

I leave the iron on all the time when piecing and unplug when I leave.

ON, always on. Yes it has auto shut-off. Onky takes a few secs to heat back up.

i learned my lesson the first of november 2008 ihad forgot to shut mine off an it was the day my daughter got married i had got all my ironing done an we had the wedding next door at my brothers well after the said there vows an all my son comes back to house for something an found my iron laying flat on kitchen table an my hubby still hasn'tseen the iron print on table i try an keep something over it so i try an make sure it is off any more

I leave mine on when I am in the room, but turn it off every time I leave the room. The same power point is connected to a lamp as well, so I just turn off at the power point then I know it is off and safe if the lamp is off. It's a very old iron so I am pretty careful with it.

I don't know how this is effecting my power bills yet, but I only have it on when I am using it a lot. Once i am done with piecing it is rarely on unless I need it.

I don't turn my iron off while I am in the room working. However a few years ago I turned my iron Off and left the room. A couple of hours later I heard a popping sound coming from the sewing room. When I went to check I found the iron white hot and the sole plate was bubbled up. Now I unplug the Iron when I leave the room

SCARY! Wash there any damage to anything else?

Me too. On with an automatic off.

I recently bought two cordless irons from a local supermarket (Lidl - German and great quality). They were 15 euros each (around 20 USD).

You can either use them corded or cordless and they sit on a base unit with the heat plate protected. Cordless, you can iron for about a minute before they cool down which is great for pressing seams. When you put it back on the base unit, it heats up again in about 20 secs. You can also lock them to the base unit which is a great safety feature when the kids are around. I have one up in my sewing room, plugged into a switched socket specially installed by DH, and i switch it on when i go in there and off when i come out, almost without thinking about it! The one downstairs is for hubby shirts and doesn't get much use at all! :mrgreen:

Mine is on while I am in the sewing room. The cord goes across the door way so I am always singing "Skip A Rope" when I go to fill my coffee cup! I unplug it when I am done pressing all the pieces.