I have owned the above for about 6 years and, whilst its got power, it's
stopped heating. I was going to try a new heating element but wonder if
only professionals should attempt this job, or whether it is as
straight forward changing a printer cartridge. I have no manual so it
will be a bit of learn as you go. Has anyone done it and can they
advise?

THANKS.


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snipercheeta

snipercheeta wrote:
I have owned the above for about 6 years and, whilst its got power, it's
stopped heating. I was going to try a new heating element but wonder if
only professionals should attempt this job, or whether it is as
straight forward changing a printer cartridge. I have no manual so it
will be a bit of learn as you go. Has anyone done it and can they
advise?

THANKS.


--
snipercheeta

Hi,

A UK style appliance? If yes, one of these places may be able to
help....
http://www.applianceaid.com/UK_appliance_links.html

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

Appliance Repair Aid wrote:

A UK style appliance? If yes, one of these places may be able to help....

http://www.applianceaid.com/UK_appliance_links.html

They don't seem to sell Swan or Russell Hobbes electric teakettles.
I just installed a 3 kW 240 V Swan in my kitchen, removing the 13 A
fused plug and wiring the line cord into my 3-wire range with spade
disconnects. (How many NEC violations is that? :-)

It boils water in less than a minute with five times the microwave's
power and twice the efficiency, then instantly turns itself off.

GE makes a wimpy 1500 watt 120 V version, about $30 at Wal-Mart.
At 6 kW on 240 V, 249 V at my house, its 6548 watts might boil
a cup of 60 F water in 3600x0.5(212-60)/(6548x3.142) = 12.4 seconds,
within the dual 40 amp range breaker capacity, altho that might
shorten the life of the heating element and burn out the pilot light.
Where can I buy a new thermostat for my old Russell Hobbes?

And a "Crash-a-Witch" hugging a bundle of burned-out flourescent tubes
might look cool hanging from a nylon rope over the 25 kV transmission
line on the telephone pole above my mailbox. How close would she have
to be to light up?

Nick, EE gone wrong.