The iron itself works just great and heats up pretty quickly, doesn't clog, and remains pretty clean.  The only drawback is that the orange water tank makes it darn near impossible to determine the water level when filling it.  The last Rowenta had a blue colored water tank and it took some close looking to figure out the water level but this orange plastic is like I say, almost impossible.  I've had to resort to using a flashlight held up close to be able to see the water level.  Rowenta - please look at these design features before you approve them for production.  Otherwise this is a pretty good steam iron.