Supermarket Kettles

aardvaak

Why is it when you buy a value Supermarket Kettle it works ok for 2-3 months then after that when you start to boil it goes so far then stops and restarts a few minutes later?

kwikbreaks

Because it's faulty. Take it back.

I_have_spoken

Because it cost 39p to make in China.

HappyMJ

aardvaak wrote: »

Why is it when you buy a value Supermarket Kettle it works ok for 2-3 months then after that when you start to boil it goes so far then stops and restarts a few minutes later?

It's still under warranty so take it back.

Cheap products don't always last long....but for £5 you could replace it every year and it's still cheaper than a £30 kettle that you replace every 5 years or so.

aardvaak

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Because it's faulty. Take it back.

Thank you - I will - but why I ask is this is not the only case of this happening it has happened several times before with previous kettles and about the same time too

custardy

aardvaak wrote: »

Thank you - I will - but why I ask is this is not the only case of this happening it has happened several times before with previous kettles and about the same time too

and once again. You are buying cheap tat electricals.

Neil_Jones

aardvaak wrote: »

Thank you - I will - but why I ask is this is not the only case of this happening it has happened several times before with previous kettles and about the same time too

You get what you pay for.

Of course, you could always get one of these that can't possibly break because there's nothing in it to break
http://www.amazon.co.uk/WHISTLING-KETTLE-LITRE-STAINLESS-STEEL/dp/B003PHP65Y

Okay it takes three times longer to boil but on the plus side, in a power cut one can often still have a cup of coffee

aardvaak

Neil_Jones wrote: »

You get what you pay for.

Of course, you could always get one of these that can't possibly break because there's nothing in it to break
http://www.amazon.co.uk/WHISTLING-KETTLE-LITRE-STAINLESS-STEEL/dp/B003PHP65Y

Okay it takes three times longer to boil but on the plus side, in a power cut one can often still have a cup of coffee

The kettles I am talking about are electric cordless (power from the base)

aardvaak

custardy wrote: »

and once again. You are buying cheap tat electricals.

What else should one buy?

HappyMJ

aardvaak wrote: »

What else should one buy?

The whistling kettle as above looks like a good choice.

Don't let it boil dry though.

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Neil_Jones wrote: »

but on the plus side, in a power cut one can often still have a cup of coffee

Assuming your home is fitted with a gas hob, or you own something like this.