kinchen
Mine (SRU) died too this year. I had it since 2008. I did not hesitate to replace it with another one (same Model).
I had the ProSeries 1037-A (the one with Distilled Water). I didn't 'fret' because I had it for 5 yrs and used faithfully x2 per week.
Do I wish it woulda' lasted longer.....yeah....but I can't be without my steam. While I was waiting on it to ship, I was using my Heat Cap.
Although I liked it, I couldn't dream of having that as my only DC'ing tool. Or even the dryer. So I had to cough up the Cash & get a new one.