An electric kettle which doesn't die within a couple of years?

[AngelDog]

Does such a thing exist? I'm looking for something at the cheaper end of the price range - or is that the problem?

Our Tesco Value one is around 3 years old and is still going strong. It only cost £5.

The cheaper the better IMO. Our Argos £11 one has at 3 years old outlasted several Morphy Richards or similar £40 a throw kettles. And TBH, if it only lasts a year, at £11 I don't really mind too much.

We haver the 'posh' version of the tesco's value kettle, the stainless steel one for about a tenner, (touch wood) it's on its 5th year now and still going strong.

Do kettles die?

I've had my Tesco Value kettle for years (at least 4). It doesn't get that much use as I don't like tea or coffee (I know, I'm a freak) but it is certainly used daily has yet to fail. We live in a softwater area though. Could that be your problem?

I've got a Woolworths value range kettle which is more than three years old and still going strong.

Thanks, all. I got a Cookworks one from Argos, and it was even on sale. :)

The last 3 kettles have lasted under 2 years each, so hopefully it'll outlive those.

We do live in a very hard water area, SpamMarie, but I do descale it reasonably regularly nowadays (although I didn't use to).

Hello, we have a 25 year old Russell Hobbs still going strong. It's my husbands, he bought it when he left home, it's seen off the kettle that I brought to the marriage.

Oh, we have to buy swivelly ones too, just because it takes too much effort to fit a kettle back on the normal base.

my Bosch one is going strong 5 years on. it isn't that exciting - but it does work and swivel. But we are softwater so maybe not that much help to you. I always meant to buy the matching toaster when I managed to kill the existing one but have thus far failed to do so. Must try harder - except they probably won't have a matchy one now.

My tesco value one which is used CONSTANTLY cost £5 seven years ago and is still going strong. Unbelievable!