Supermarket Kettles

paddyrg

So far I've had 8 years from a £3 toaster and 4 from a £7 kettle. Guess it's also a luck of the draw thing...

ThemeOne

The Asda GPK201 (£10, give or take) range has been a Which Best Buy for a while so, if it's still available, might be worth a try.

And I agree, there's little to go wrong with a gas hob kettle and they're very cheap.

vikingaero

I don't see the point of buying a £100 kettle which will blow in 3 years when I can have 2 cheap kettles, have double the capacity for those loads of friends moments and replace it when one blows.

somersethillbilly

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

Because you have angered the kettle gods in some way?

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somersethillbilly wrote: »

Because you have angered the kettle gods in some way?

Maybe they've left the kettle empty, instead of refilling it.

The kettle Gods don't like being thirsty.

aardvaak

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Maybe they've left the kettle empty, instead of refilling it.

The kettle Gods don't like being thirsty.

I definitely have not boiled it empty

Norman_Castle

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

The question should be why do your kettles only last a few months while others, such as mine, last much longer.

Chinese proverb. Be kind to your kettle and it will reward you plenty long time

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aardvaak wrote: »

I definitely have not boiled it empty

I didn't suggest you boiled it empty. Just that you, possibly didn't refill it straight away, thereby leaving the Kettle God thirsty.

RobTang

The thing is pretty much all kettles in the in the low-mid range use essentially the same cheap mechanism; a couple of bi metallic strips (as a thermostat), a heating element and a switch. There's not really much to go wrong.


Kinda sounds like the bi metallic strip on the ones just buy is a bit dodgy, although to happen multiple times it sounds like the Kettle God.


My parts always buy the cheapest kettle and it lasts till the plastic cracks (5+ yrs per kettle).

Bogof_Babe

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

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

Can you get one of those that is safe to use indoors?