If I press a thick item like a hoodie, etc, the press does kind of loosen up meaning when I try to press something like a shirt, I close the press and the clamp comes up. This gets fixed with a quick wrench. When I first had to tighten it, I was scared because I did it while it was on. But now I try to tighten any screws on the plate or clamp when its off and it gets fixed.
The temperature does tend to move up or down. If I press a shirt for 310 it can go down to 307 or so. I just adjust the temp a bit up in case that happens to give it a good temp.
If you let the timer go down to 0 it will beep. This was my worry before buying, I know I work late and didnt want the beeping to bother my landlord above me. So I found that increasing the time to lets say 18 seconds when I want to press for 15 works for me. Once I see the timer hit 3 seconds I lift. Same as a microwave. You stop it before the timer goes off.
When you close the press, the bolt under the clamp will make a ding noise so I put a cloth over it
I use it mostly a few times a week and it works well for me overall.
Also my press makes a zzzz type of noise and this is when I know that the press has reached the temperature I put on