Our Russell Hobbs kettle which is similar to this one here:
Any suggestions on how to reseal the joint with something that will withstand the heat?
Our Russell Hobbs kettle which is similar to this one here:
Any suggestions on how to reseal the joint with something that will withstand the heat?
They all do this eventually. The only permanent cure I've ever seen is silver solder.
Would a dab of silicone shower sealant not work?
I can give it a try - but whether it would withstand the heat of a boiling kettle I don't know.
JB Weld Coldweld appears to probably be the best bet - but by the time you've spent £5.25 plus postage on a *possible* repair - the simplest thing would probably be to buy a new kettle!
It's annoying, however, when it's still working perfectly apart from the leaking spout.
Mum's K2 did it after nearly thirty years - I did the decent thing and bought her a new one.
I seem to have achieved a result using super-glue. I just ran some SG around the seam, let it dry and gave it a try. No leak. How long it will last I don't know - but I thought it was worth a try.
18 months is our average for a kettle. The last one did not switch itself off and turned the kitchen into a sauna. >
That kettle, for me, marks the begining of an anoying anti DIY trend that continues to this day. The "security screw".
If your super glue fails try silicone it should stand the heat as many bikers use silicon to seal the exhaust gasket and thats gotta be more than
100C.
Ours died at Christmas after about 15 years of stalwart service - and it was only a cheap one to start with. I was rather miffed that I couldn't find a suitable spare, and even more miffed that in this era of alleged "choice" I can't find a yellow kettle anywhere.
I have a neighbour who reckons her kettles last about 6 months before they're scaled up and useless. I asked her if she ever descales them and she just looked blank. I descale ours about once a week when I do the coffee maker - the not-quite-spent formic acid goes from one to the other - which is OK until you forget it's in there overnight and make a cup of coffee with it.
continues to this day. The "security screw".
The only security screw that's ever caused me much grief[1] are those triangular things that McDeadthings use on the toys that accompany their McDespair kids meals.
[1] Apart from dozens and dozens of the sort that have a ramped slot. Someone fitted several dozen skylight domes to a handbag factory in Crawley some time in the late 70s but didn't think to put the clear ones where the clear ones were supposed to be and the frosted ones likewise. So I had to go and take the damned things off and refit 'em. That was a miserable time on a cold wet roof doing fiddly jobs with numb fingers.In message , GB writes
No, that's low modulus silicone
High modulus silicone (e.g. Hylomar, as sold in halfords as a gasketing compound) would be better
Electric? Yellow kettle???????????????
Well, we live in the superior north, no need to descale.
Mr Pounder
We had two RH st. st. kettles that did the same - no longer even consider RH. Did solder one around the outside of the seam - prolly not a really good idea, but it worked.
In message , Skipweasel writes
A tip for preventing kettles from scaling up....
My water is unbelievably hard (Chiltern chalk). I've found that one of those scale collectors (balls of stainless steel 'wire wool') dropped into the kettle EXTREMELY effective in preventing scale. The element is virtually untouched, and the scale collector scales up instead. For example:
They only cost about £1-80 in DIY shops.
Before the collector gets to much scale on it, you just roll it between your hands under a running tap. Almost all the scale detaches, and you're left with a shiny ball of wool again. It will last for years. The kettle will go for months and months before you feel the urge to maybe give it a quick de-scale. And, of course, you can also de-scale the collector if you have let it get too caked up.
Yes - made by Alba.
The old one was yellow, and it went rather nicely with the kitchen decor. I thought it'd be nice to replace it with another yellow one - but couldn't find one. I didn't try /that/ hard, 'cos it really wasn't that important - but I'd have liked one if I could have found one at a reasonable price without too much effort.
Yup, they're very good, and we had one in the old kettle before it died. I put them somewhere safe....
We're fortunate in living in a soft water area (Cheshire). Our kettles never require de-scaling. We did live in Sussex for a few years and I can remember the 'fur' inside the kettles there.
You could have bought a new one in a similar colour, given it a rub down with some wet and dry, paid for some stove enamel yellow spray and there you are!
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