I break kettles. Help.

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As the title says I and my family break kettles. We have gone through about 6 in the last decade - usually buy mid priced ones. We've had a De'Longhi, Russell Hobbs, breville.... we do drink quite a lot of hot drinks but I can't understand it. Current kettle has recently stopped boiling and cuts off too early.

Talk to me about your bulletproof kettles. I'm willing to spend quite a lot if it lasts.

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Hob top kettle.

I had a Phillips one for 10 years. It broke about 3 years ago and I've had 3 since. I miss that kettle.

Are you in a hardwater area and it's limescale buildup or are you just cursed?

I’m with you...I break kettles too. And microwaves🤷🏻‍♀️

Just lurking for kettle suggestions. I bought a cheap ish kettle when I moved in to do until I replaced the kitchen & would then buy a nice one... 12 years later I'm still 'making do' with both!! But last week the kettle started leaking...

We do live in a hard water area. But I descale regularly.... so cursed, I reckon.

Don't want hob top. Too slow.

Tesco fast boil one it's about 13 quid.
I've had 2 in 14 yrs!
White or black.

How strange. I bought a mid range asda one four years ago and it's still going strong, and I drink a lot of coffee.

Actually maybe I shouldn't have posted as you'll have passed the curse to me and it'll break now!

IME expensive kettles are all fur coat and no knickers.
Cheap is the way to go. £20 ish. We have a glass one from the local hardware shop that appears to be pretty bullet proof. Make is “Haden”.

I break them too, and have now started buying cheap ones. Last one cost $30, about 15GPB and is just over 2 years old. I have had all the big name expensive ones and all of them gave up quickly.

How regularly?

I have a glass kettle with no visible element and I can see limescale the next day after descaling it.

So if you aren't doing it weekly and it has an exposed element it could be that.

direct.asda.com/george/home/kettles-toasters/haden-guildford-glass-kettle/051047062,default,pd.html?cgid=D26M10G10C06

Glass kettle

Buy cheaper!
No fancy colour changes, sensors, descaling promises. Just a plain kettle.

I recently broke a cheap and cheerful (had lasted 5+ years) so dug the stovetop out of the shed. My electricity DOUBLED in a week! 😲 cheaper to buy disposable smegs than use a stovetop at current leccy prices. 😂

Tesco kettles are great. Last for ages.

I live in a hard water area and I went with a Brita filter kettle which seems to be doing okay so far..

Are you boiling a whole full kettle each time or just what you need?

Take out a subscription to ‘ Which?’ And always buy a product highly rated for reliability and low energy consumption. - I was kicking myself the year that I did not do this and bought a duff washing machine

Agree with PPs - Go the other way and spend less. My £20 Sainsburys one is about 5 yrs old 🤞

Are you over filling it? Do you empty the old water before refilling? It could be how you are using it that is the problem.

Have you had an electrician check that plug socket? I don't think I've ever had a kettle break until it was about 20+ years old.

I usually buy cheap ones.

In a 'cowboy film' I saw, they just stuck a metal kettle into the fire and that never broke and they crossed the whole of North America. And were attacked by Injuns.

You could try that.

They're designed to stop working after 2 years which is when their guarantee expires! We're the same. Currently on a Bosch version of the Kitchen Aid and it's brilliant,I'm hoping it'll last , seems like it's designed well .

I replaced my last short lived electric kettle with a cheap stainless steel hob top whistling kettle which has lasted 3 years with no sign of any issues so far. I love it.

This is it.

Brita filter kettle all the way. I live in a very hard water area, mine has been going strong for 5 years and no signs of breaking yet (touches wood)