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

    From Ozix@ozix@xizo.am to aus.electronics on Sun Aug 31 09:47:58 2025
    From Newsgroup: aus.electronics

    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.
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  • From Sylvia Else@sylvia@email.invalid to aus.electronics on Tue Sep 2 11:53:01 2025
    From Newsgroup: aus.electronics

    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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