I had also ordered mine online thru sears.com, but even after 1 month they didnt have it in stock. So I cancelled my order. Later I read on the web, that the sears internal container where the water boils is made of plastic! Is that true? Is your water chamber made of plastic? That would really defeat the purpose - at 212 deg F, some amount of plastic is bound to vaporise over time and eventually the container will give.