Kettles

[poliphilo]

Ailz has been buying a new kettle. She researched online and found that all kettles- no matter how much you spend on them- last for about a year, after which bits fall off or they start to leak- so she's ordered a cheap one.

Comments

[wyrmwwd.livejournal.com]

Really? I didn't know that. That would explain why my kettle exploded a couple of years ago.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

You'd think you'd being paying for longevity with an expensive kettle but apparently not.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Kettle as in teakettle, as in put on the stove/hob? I have a cheap asian one that's all one piece and it doesn't leak.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm talking electric kettles. Old fashioned kettles that you heat on the hob are another matter- and probably much sturdier.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

My cheap plastic kettle has lasted 4 years so far. And we use it many times daily.
:)

[resonant.livejournal.com]

Happy burpday!

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

We got ours from Argos for about £6 and it lasted nearly 5 years.

[ooxc.livejournal.com]

My previous plastic electric kettle was fine for about ten years. Current metal one (much more expensive) is leaking slightly after three years, but onto the worktop, not onto its base, so not rushing to replace it

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The cheaper the better.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We had our old kettle for about a year- and then the switch broke.