Instantaneous Hot water type kettle things

[nobody]

Our kettle has just made it's last ever cup of tea and the good lady of the house wants one of those things that you dial up, press the button and get just the right amount of "boiling"? water for your purpose.

Do any of the esteemed panel of Usenets uk.d-i-y wisest have any experiences with such modern fandanglements from brands to pricing and longevity etc compared to a trusty kettle?

I'm thinking that filling? such a device from the softened water side of things would help prolong it's life.

I would be willing to look at a "plumbed in" one but that would entail drilling a hole through the granite worktop which doesn't sound like much fun...

Thanks in advance.. Cheers Pete@ (see from for domain name)

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

even the brands with a reputable history are now as crap as everything else, why not buy the cheapest and cut your losses!"."

True, dat. Despite paying 40 and 50 quid for kettles, they don't last any longer per pound/euro than supermarket cheapies, some of which continue to soldier on long past their expire-by date.

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Grimly Curmudgeon writes

The last Dualit lasted over 16 years so the replacement should see me out. Still the noisiest kettle in the world!

[Dave Liquorice]

Maybe but too much FSVO "too much" salt isn't good for you. If the 4.75g of salt/day that the US say is what the human body finds OK another 0.7g though not excessive is significant. How signifcant may well depend on your diet, lot of processed foods, prepared meals etc that tend to have "high" salt content could well mean that those individuals are starting to have rather high sodium intakes.

[Sam Plusnet]

Depends on how hard your local water is.

No electric kettle has lasted less than 12 years in our household.

All have been traditional types - Russell Hobbs K2, K3 or similar.

To be fair, that means we haven't had many - so you may think that's not a representative sample.

The best current example I can find of a 'designed to last' kettle is "Burco Commercial Kettle 2 Litre"

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

Modern consumer grade ones probably won't; I have direct experience of the crap that's now made with good names on them.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

Totally skewed sample with older, better-made items in it. You've not been exposed to the s**te with brand names on it that presents itself as a modern kettle.

Commercial; you'd expect a long-lasting one if used domestically and you'd want to know why if it didn't last.

[fred]

First Dualit failed jut out of warranty. I refused to pay for the replacement but SWMBO bought it herself as it was the right colour to match the bloody toaster. Second one has long since stopped turning itself off automatically once removed from the base. Thay can make toasters but that appears to be it.

[Huge]

but SWMBO bought it herself as it was the right colour to match the bloody toaster.

removed from the base.

The Dualit coffee percolator we have is excellent.

[Mike Barnes]

Our Dualit coffee grinder has been in daily use for probably ten years now and has never put a foot wrong.

[Tim Lamb]

In message , fred writes

A common problem with all *plug in* kettles is where the user doesn't bother to switch off the kettle when using part boiled water. The beryllium copper contacts quickly fail.

[Dave Liquorice]

That's the contacts between the base and kettle rather than else where. Learn't that the hard way... working 2 or 3 year old kettle but knackered contacts in base..

[Mike Barnes]

usenet2012 :

"One-cup dispensing system saves 70% less energy than a normal kettle"

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Mike Barnes writes

I have no idea how much energy is wasted in heating the element and container but you can easily heat a single cup of water in a kettle with an external element.

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[Grimly Curmudgeon]

What the f*ck does that mean? I know - an illiterate monkey wrote the copy.

[Andy Champ]

Whoosh!

If it _saves_ _less_ energy doesn't that mean it's using more?

Andy