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Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

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  • Bimetallic strip
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

It turns out the bimetallic strip that trips the switch once the water boiled was significantly corroded and needed to be replaced. It’s a trivial (and fairly cheap) repair once you’ve identified the issue and found a replacement part. I’m sure the same solution can be applied to many other electric kettles using the same type fo design.

I believe you can limit the reoccurrence of this issue by making sure you drain de condensation from the kettle after each use (tilt the kettle with the switch down to let the water drain — you’ll get 5—10 good drops every time).

What you need

Step 1

              Start
  • Empty the kettle and make sure nothing is coming out of the switch (some condensation is expected to escape from there)

Empty the kettle and make sure nothing is coming out of the switch (some condensation is expected to escape from there)

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Step 2

              Base plate disassembly
  • Remove the two Phillips screws (circled in red on the picture) and use a triangular bit to remove the third screw (circled in green on the picture)

Remove the two Phillips screws (circled in red on the picture) and use a triangular bit to remove the third screw (circled in green on the picture)

Step 3

              Extracting the strip from the replacement control terminal

Step 4

              Replacing the strip
  • You can remove the old corroded strip from the kettle (red circle on the picture). Simply lift it from the little notch on the bottom (green circle on the picture).
  • Then you can slide in the replacement strip, with the middle metal tongue facing up. Make sure to slide it under the two plastic side guides.
  • When the water boils in the kettle, steam is sent through inner tubing down to the bimetallic strip. The strip will change shape with the heat, the tong will flip down, and trip the switch.

You can remove the old corroded strip from the kettle (red circle on the picture). Simply lift it from the little notch on the bottom (green circle on the picture).

Then you can slide in the replacement strip, with the middle metal tongue facing up. Make sure to slide it under the two plastic side guides.

When the water boils in the kettle, steam is sent through inner tubing down to the bimetallic strip. The strip will change shape with the heat, the tong will flip down, and trip the switch.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Melanie M - Nov 16, 2021

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Extremely useful and saved us buying a new kettle. Thank you!