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Re: If kettle doesn't switch off when water boils, beware

From Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid>
Newsgroups aus.electronics
Subject Re: If kettle doesn't switch off when water boils, beware
Date 2025-09-02 11:53 +0800
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On 31-Aug-25 9:47 am, Ozix wrote:
> Yesterday, put the kettle on to make coffee, and I noticed that it did 
> not cut off when the water boiled. This morning, I put it on again, and 
> after about 20 seconds, I see orange glow through the transparent level 
> indicator, then smoke started coming out, yikes! I guess the thermostat 
> at the bottom sprung a leak.
> It was a cheapie from Target or K-mart, 6 years old.

It should at the least contain a thermal fuse. Report it to consumer 
protection in your state.

Sylvia

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If kettle doesn't switch off when water boils, beware Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> - 2025-08-31 09:47 +0800
  Re: If kettle doesn't switch off when water boils, beware Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2025-09-02 11:53 +0800

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