I use this iron regularly on clothing and crafting. The color of the water reservoir makes filling an adventure in guessing 'max' fill by tilting the iron in various directions to see the water mark. Very frustrating. The cotton/linen setting is so hot that it melts the polyester sewing thread I use requiring me to constantly clean the sole plate. I had to adjust to the steaming since the iron spits hot water from the sole plate after lifting it from ironing on full steam. This was not pleasant but I thought it was due to the amount of holes this iron has. Perhaps not. Now, 15 months after purchase, the iron's steaming mechanism only works when I press the burst of steam button. Not sure why it would fail as I have done multiple cleanings and de-scalings. Not under warranty so I will continue to use but will not recommend and will not buy this model again after it fails completely.