Superhot, so must be a generator iron, have some in recent years worn, especially by discount stores (due to the long warranty) but this one is simply unbeatable, 5Bar ensures really good steam, 3100Watt ruckzuck on temperature, perfect no Kalkpatronen matches of the ironing board, easy to refill and then only tap water, necessary. can only say his own testing and enthusiastic. May 2015. The station is now almost a year in operation, and does not even let us down! with us no water runs out as in the other reviews, probably on a Wednesday caught device ;-) only now is the shelf cracked in two places, plastic does not seem to tolerate the heat, but the device is working properly, let's see what Siemens under warranty writes.