I got this iron and when I purchased a faulty Rowenta ironing board, the iron fell off and the sole plate bent. Rowenta replaced the ironing board and iron but the replacement ironing board wobbles and that caused the replacement iron to fall off and guess what....bent sole plate! I have had many irons fall over the years, either off the shelf or off the ironing board...this is the first iron I have ever had that the sole plate bent! Stick to a less expensive iron. It is not worth the money for this one. Of course the falling off the defective ironing board also caused the iron to leak.