I purchased this Rowenta iron after having owned two previous Rowentas. While I thought the others should have lasted longer than they did before their insides corroded, I decided to stay with the brand because I like the way it irons. So I decided to go for the best. Well, the best leaks like a sieve. Not only from the hole to put the water in, but when it is on and standing up, it leaves behind a puddle on my ironing board. It also randomly spits all over my clothes. One of the most aggravating things is that I have emailed Amazon three times about the problem, wanting to exchange the iron and they never even answered me. I also did not get much further with Rowenta, who says all I can do is pay to mail it to their service center and they will repair it or replace it, they cannot tell me which, and it will take two weeks. I guess one big lesson is to stick to a local store that you can return to, because apparently Amazon does not stick by its purchases.