I too am having iron trouble :cry: I bought a Shark iron at KMart it leaked.... a lot...and turned off while I was using it..grrrr. I returned that one. Have tried 3 other types of irons and returned them. I really am not usually hard to please but I am having trouble finding one I like. The one I liked was a Rowenta (sp) It lasted a year and I loved it until it quit heating. I called a service number for it and the woman told me they can't repair them. So because of that I didn't buy another one, imagine paying so much and they can't be repaired. I will continue with my search for a good iron at a reasonable price.