My kettle has started to switch itself off about half way to boiling. I switch it back on and it flicks off again after 6 seconds. I have done this a few times and the 6 second delay seems to stay constant. Any ideas please. Roy P.
Look under the kettle at the round circular connector in the bottom. Inside there is a small button that is depressed when the kettle is put on the base. If this is not pushed in far enough it will have problems.
The cause is that after some use the connector in the base plate collapses into the base by 1-2 mm This means the switch is not pushed in far enough.
My kettle had similar issues... I pulled the base plate apart (3 screws I think) and cut a round disk of plastic to lift the connector up by about 1-2mm and then reassembled the base.. No more issues
you might live in a very hard water area. Either move house or use less water or use the microwave. Your kettle's probably fine if it doesnt need descaling. Check this site for hard or soft water areas:http://www.espares.co.uk/hardorsoftwater...
Tony Beatty
I had the same problem but my solution was different: Take off the bottom of the kettle. (Although there are 3 pronged security screws, an appropriate width straight blade screw driver will work) On the switch assembly you will see a circular bi-metal strip with an internal tag. This bi-metal strip, when heated by steam from the tube underneath it, bends to click off the power switch. On my kettle it was bent too far down close to the switch lever so I merely bent if up slightly so, when heated, it had to bend further before it tripped the switch lever. There was a bit of trial and error involved. The first time I bent it too far up and it didn't trip the switch lever at all when hot. A further adjustment down a tad made it work perfectly.
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I had the same problem but my solution was different: Take off the bottom of the kettle. (Although there are 3 pronged security screws, an appropriate width straight blade screw driver will work) On the switch assembly you will see a circular bi-metal strip with an internal tag. This bi-metal strip, when heated by steam from the tube underneath it, bends to click off the power switch. On my kettle it was bent too far down close to the switch lever so I merely bent if up slightly so, when heated, it had to bend further before it tripped the switch lever. There was a bit of trial and error involved. The first time I bent it too far up and it didn't trip the switch lever at all when hot. A further adjustment down a tad made it work perfectly.
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Opened up the bottom plastic cover. Nothing appears burnt.
switches off before boiling
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