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Post by Patrick on Mar 10, 2009 11:32:26 GMT
Personal rant thread!When I got through two kettles over a short period of time a few years ago - one a medium price Philips Cordless with visible wires and electric contacts on the bottom protected by a flimsy plastic plate that went fzzzt pretty quickly, the other a cheap Swan with spout so wide and shallow it poured more water over the worktop than in the cup. I made sure that for my next kettle I would check every detail very carefully - from how easy it was to pour water in the top! To how easy it wasn't for water to get into the bottom! The Dualit fitted the bill quite nicely - and I'd already bought a percolator of theirs which I was very impressed with. The kettle went fzzzt last night. There was no obvious sign of water having worked it's way in anywhere, the only thing that might have happened is that the plastic that they use on these things doesn't last and starts to perish and turn brown . (It's supposed to be blue) Might be where the water got in? The serial number of the kettle is 2006.24 which probably denotes it's manufacture year - I've noticed in the time I've owned this, the amount of bad reviews on Amazon have doubled too. What a shame, when they do other thing so well that the kettle is their Achilles heel. I think, from my wanderings previously around electrical shops that it might be a Morphy Richards next. Wish me luck.
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Post by trubble on Mar 10, 2009 11:39:05 GMT
Good Luck.
I hate kettles.
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Post by Patrick on Mar 10, 2009 12:00:15 GMT
Gosh! "Hate" is a strong word to apply to a kettle!? Do tell!
An Aunt of mine would only use stove top kettles. Her reasoning being that if they lasted they lasted, if you boiled it dry and the bottom fell out - it was only £2 from Croydon Market to replace!
I notice that they've got a bit devious though - the latest stove tops appear quite posh with flip top spouts and soft touch handles - presumably to push the price up.
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Post by trubble on Mar 10, 2009 12:04:02 GMT
Unfortunately I have burned the bottoms of kettles before - and my espresso maker - so I have had to give them up.
So I am stuck with electric kettles. Hated because when they break no one ever says 'oh well, an excuse to go shopping for a new one, yay!' because shopping for a kettle is annoying, you have to choose the one you dislike least.
And their leads are always too short or too long, never just right.
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Post by rjpageuk on Mar 10, 2009 12:12:05 GMT
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Post by trubble on Mar 10, 2009 12:20:39 GMT
Seems a bit extreme just for the luxury of tea and coffee.
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Post by swl on Mar 10, 2009 17:19:40 GMT
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Post by Patrick on Mar 10, 2009 17:49:21 GMT
I was hoping to find the film advert for the old Ascot Water Heaters "Your Ascot Does the lot" without success. The bfi has it by the look of this - I expect you have to register to see it. www.bfi.org.uk/nftva/catalogues/film/4/609/1036A lot of houses had these - I remember my Nan had one up and downstairs - they were capped off in the mid eighties - maybe earlier - as they became a carbon monoxide danger quite early on. If I remember rightly this was another of Esther Rantzen's triumphs getting these banned.
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Post by Patrick on Mar 10, 2009 17:52:50 GMT
So I am stuck with electric kettles. Hated because when they break no one ever says 'oh well, an excuse to go shopping for a new one, yay!' because shopping for a kettle is annoying, you have to choose the one you dislike least. I <gasp> looked at one or two kettles today. They're still rubbish. The Morphy Richards hole is too small for filling (don't like using the spout). A Breville one is a possibility. Further research needed.........
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Post by trubble on Mar 10, 2009 19:08:37 GMT
See? It drags on. Where's the fun? Shopping should be fun or don't bother. Kettles are a drag.
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Post by gIant on Mar 10, 2009 22:47:57 GMT
Excuse me if I digress, but Partick I remember a time long long ago when you left a plastic kettle on top of the hob, turned it on and filled the living space with toxic fumes!
Nothing to do with the make of kettle!!!
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Post by Patrick on Mar 10, 2009 23:00:09 GMT
Excuse me if I digress, but Partick I remember a time long long ago when you left a plastic kettle on top of the hob, turned it on and filled the living space with toxic fumes! Nothing to do with the make of kettle!!! Bloody Stalkers!
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Post by trubble on Mar 11, 2009 0:38:33 GMT
Excuse me if I digress, but Partick I remember a time long long ago when you left a plastic kettle on top of the hob, turned it on and filled the living space with toxic fumes! Nothing to do with the make of kettle!!! So glad you are here, giant!
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Post by everso on Mar 11, 2009 0:48:29 GMT
I was hoping to find the film advert for the old Ascot Water Heaters "Your Ascot Does the lot" without success. The bfi has it by the look of this - I expect you have to register to see it. www.bfi.org.uk/nftva/catalogues/film/4/609/1036A lot of houses had these - I remember my Nan had one up and downstairs - they were capped off in the mid eighties - maybe earlier - as they became a carbon monoxide danger quite early on. If I remember rightly this was another of Esther Rantzen's triumphs getting these banned. I'm not in favour of Ascot water heaters. When I was a little girl my mum stood me in the sink to wash me down (only had baths once a week in those days) and I burned my bum on the Ascot water heater. I had a scar for ages (it might even still be there - I'll have to ask Mr. E.)
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Post by Patrick on Mar 11, 2009 11:50:45 GMT
I had a scar for ages (it might even still be there - I'll have to ask Mr. E.) Well! That's tonight's activities sorted then!
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Post by trubble on Mar 11, 2009 12:19:35 GMT
I had a scar for ages (it might even still be there - I'll have to ask Mr. E.) Well! That's tonight's activities sorted then! It's not this week's photo theme is it?
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Post by Patrick on Mar 11, 2009 18:22:18 GMT
Well! That's tonight's activities sorted then! It's not this week's photo theme is it? Pin Spot the scar on Mrs Everso! 2p a cross 10p for nine!
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Post by everso on Mar 11, 2009 20:00:09 GMT
It's not this week's photo theme is it? Pin Spot the scar on Mrs Everso! 2p a cross 10p for nine! Quick, everyone get out and buy yourself a webcam, and Friday night in Rob's Chat Room could be gambling night.
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