Well I've had so many different flat iron over time, and it seems to me the best thing to do is get rid of that iron all together and get a chi iron . These specific irons in my opinion are the best i ever had and will last for years. I currently have a chi flat iron now and this will be my 5th year owning it. And they get hot very quickly unlike those other brands where you have to wait like 15 to 20 minutes. But with the chi I wait maybe 2 minutes max before its to my ideal level. The only part that sucks is the $$$. The usually are over a $100 but I'm telling you it's worth it...