I belong to a fairly large guild, and it seems everyone I know, including me, who has purchased a Rowenta in the past few years has had it leak badly, usually about six months after the purchase. I thought it may be because some were made in China, but mine was made in Germany and it also leaked. Obviously they are using bad gaskets or something in both places of manufacturer. I love my cheap, $20 Sunbeam that I bought at Costco years ago. It keeps working and working!