On 30/01/2017 09:15, John Rumm wrote:
On 30/01/2017 00:50, wrote:
On Sunday, 29 January 2017 23:31:33 UTC, GB wrote:
On 29/01/2017 23:26, GB wrote:

My electric kettle leaks rather slowly. Enough so that a few teaspoons
of water collect on the base overnight. Is there any way to seal round
the element in the base? I can't see any leaks or weaknesses.



http://www.screwfix.com/p/dow-cornin...ar-310ml/32576


Says it's suitable for potable water. But inside a kettle???

BTW, I've already bought a replacement, but I'm bloody-minded enough to
want to try and fix the old one.

Silicone ought to be fine at boiling point.

FWIW the thing will slowly fix itself if you're in a hard water area.

I tend to find its the hard water scale that usually makes them leak -
it starts to force its way into the seal between base plate and body.



It's not the window. It's the seal round the element.

I descaled it a few weeks ago, and I'm wondering whether that's when it
started to leak, but I just put it down to water spilling.

I'll descale it again and see whether it gets better or worse.