For what it's worth... My mother volunteers in the electronics department of a really really big rummage sale that is held twice a year... and she says that every single Rowenta iron that has been donated in the past 10+ years that they have been volunteering doesn't work properly. Almost all of the Black and Deckers do though ;)

Save your money and put it towards other supplies :)
I'm sorry to hear that you've sprung a leak though :(

One Rowenta is enough, mine will not stay on steam setting. I don't plan to purchase another. Cheap iron does just a good. I have older model B&D, 1970s, it gets hot.

I do like my Rowenta (which I got as a gift two years ago), but I never put water in it. If I want steam, I spritz some water on the fabric from a water bottle I keep on my ironing table, and then press. But I do find the Rowenta's way too heavy. It's not weight that does a good job pressing, it's heat. So next time I'm going back to a good old Black & Decker iron. I love them. They get plenty hot, are reasonably priced, last and last and aren't too heavy.

I'm thinking it's another case of things are not made as well as they used to be. My Rowenta was purchased in the 90's & still works perfectly.

I have owned 2 Rowenta's and won't buy another one. I liked the first one but it started leaking so I bought a new one which I don't like. It takes forever to steam and the steam doesn't last very long. Just my opinion.

Susan

i've been through 3 rowenta's and they all ended up leaking. i don't know why it took me 3 to realize i was wasting my money, but i wanted to believe the hype. i've switched to a cheapo brand and love it!

I have 2 Rowentas, neither has a leakage problem, but I also don't put water in my new one. My old one has a thermostat problem, but it is over 10 years old & has been dropped more than a few times. It still works for quickie projects, and is small enough to take places. My new one is a BEAST and gets super hot (hotter than I expected, and have singed a few projects already...), and I love it.

Doesn't everything? Nothing seems to last more than a year or so and it doesn't seem to matter weather they were cheap or expensive. I have found that things with heating elements ( iron, coffee make, etc) last a little over a year if used everyday, so I just get the cheapest one tha t gets the job done.

I've never used a Rowenta iron(mainly because of all the negative feedback and the expense of one) and have a B&D cheapie. I've used the extra $$ on fabric.

I love my Black and Decker $30 iron. It has the shot of steam feature that I love and it works just as well as an expensive model. When it dies, I will not feel that I wasted good money on it, I will have gotten my money's worth.