KETTLE NOT HEATING - Nostalgia Electrics Kitchen Appliances - Others

First, check the circuit breaker to make sure it has not tripped. If it has, reset it and see if the kettle heats up. If it does not, then you may need to check the wiring to make sure it is connected properly. If the wiring is connected properly, then you may need to replace the heating element.

I am wondering how you know the heating element is ok when in order to gain access to the terminals in order to check it for continuity, you would have naturally checked the circuit to the element as you dismantled the kettle...

It probably isn't the switch but of course it might be...

The new fangled disc elements aren't as long lasting as the traditional type and there is probably a thermal fuse buried somewhere inside close to the element.

If it is a cordless kettle, perhaps power isn't being delivered to the kettle from the base.

A kettle not heating is either a switch, kettle wires, thermostat, or kettle heater.

Check that the kettle is plugged in tight, notice if the switch lights up when switched, then contact your local gold medal dealer for repairs. It is always cheaper to repair a gold medal kettle than replace.
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This happened to my Alessi kettle also. I changed the fuse in the plug but the kettle is dead! Red lights are on but the heating element in gone. From what i can gather parts are not available to fix it.

Join the club ---I'm taking ours back this afternoon to BB&B. It's still under warranty and we have the receipt.

You cannot fix it when they split like that.

If the 'neon' light is on, the power is getting to the kettle, so if its not heating up then the element must have broken.

This kettle has a little white trip switch inside the 'socket' of the kettle (not the base unit). If its not heating, light is not on and the plug fuse is OK, then poke the white trip until it clicks.

Most likely the thermo fuse is blown.

You have to take the kettle apart and see the spec for the thermo fuse. You can get these at most any electronics parts supplier for appliances.

To change the thermo fuse you will need the proper crimp type connectors and the crimp tool. This is not able to be soldered. It runs too hot, and soldering in a circuit close to a heating element is not able to be used.

Before changing the thermo fuse, you can test it with an ohm meter. It should typicaly read about 0.1 to 0.2 ohms. The heating element resistance should typicaly read about 8 to 12 ohms.

If the heating element reads below 6 to 7 ohms on a well calibrated ohm meter, or above 15 ohms, it is defective.

If the thermo fuse is blown, the kettle may have been left running when boiled out and over heated, or there is a short in the heating element.

If you feel that you are not comfortable to do this type of repair, it would be best to give the kettle out to an appliance service centre to have it serviced.

When you change the thermo fuse, and if it blows again the heating element is probably damaged. It must be replaced if possible, or if worth the cost.

On the other hand, if the kettle is more than a few years old and you don't want to go to all this trouble, you may want to consider to simply get a new one.

Jerry G.