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.

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.

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.


NT

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:26:10 +0000
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.


There can be issues with condensation, rather than leakage.

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On 29/01/17 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.

No. wait till it blows the RCD and then buy a new one


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On Monday, 30 January 2017 08:28:14 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 29/01/17 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.

No. wait till it blows the RCD and then buy a new one

In some countries they'd connect the earth wire to the neutral, and no more RCD trouble. I don't suggest it.


NT

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.


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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.

On Sunday, 29 January 2017 23:26:14 UTC, 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.

Try cooking porridge, which used to be recommended for car radiator leaks, in it; or boiling processed-pea juice.

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On Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 11:26:14 PM UTC, 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.

Why bother. Kettles are cheap disposable items.

On 30/01/2017 09:26, wrote:
On Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 11:26:14 PM UTC, 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.

Why bother. Kettles are cheap disposable items.


I ordered a new kettle at 7AM yesterday, Sunday. It was delivered 2
hours 30 minutes later. Stupidly good service.

The new kettle doesn't leak, but it's much flimsier and fairly noisy.
I'd rather get the old one working.

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.

On 30/01/2017 10:31, GB wrote:


The new kettle doesn't leak, but it's much flimsier and fairly noisy.
I'd rather get the old one working.

Fill old kettle; heat water to make tea/coffee/cocoa/crack cocaine etc;
empty kettle.

May have the benefit of feedback training to judge better how much water
to put in the kettle in the first place

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On Monday, 30 January 2017 10:35:45 UTC, GB wrote:
On 30/01/2017 09:15, John Rumm wrote:
On 30/01/2017 00:50, tabbypurr 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.

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.

descaling does tend to do that.


NT

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.

The leak on our kettle was around the water gauge - it was slowly being
pushed out by limescale build up.

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.

I have a small intermittent leak on my kettle. Once every few weeks there's
a few spoonfuls of water pooled around the base.
A dishcloth has been the answer up to now, no ****s will be given until it's
a raging torrent.

replying to philipuk, Tuffy wrote:
What a disgraceful and irresponsible solution to this problem. We live in a
disposable society and people like you exacerbate this issue rather than
trying to find a solution first. 'If it doesn't work ... throw it away. If it
makes a noise ..... throw it away. If you don't like the color .... throw it
away. We live in a throw away society where everything is replaceable and
nothing has any value. Sad.

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On 30/11/2019 14:44, Tuffy wrote:
replying to philipuk, Tuffy wrote:
What a disgraceful and irresponsible solution to this problem. We live in a
disposable society and people like you exacerbate this issue rather than
trying to find a solution first. 'If it doesn't work ... throw it away.
If it
makes a noise ..... throw it away. If you don't like the color ....
throw it
away. We live in a throw away society where everything is replaceable and
nothing has any value. Sad.

I bought a Russell Hobs 'forgettle' in 1978 and used it until 2013 when
I replaced it with a £12 Wilko jug kettle (one where you can place it
down on the base any way round) which is much better. The RH had a
slight leak in the base but otherwise worked fine.

I also bought a toaster in 1975 for £10.50 and replaced it (when the
contacts failed) in 2011 with a Wilko £5 one which works fine except
that (unlike the earlier one) it doesn't attempt to toast second and
subsequent slices for a shorter time to allow for the appliance being
hotter.

I don't feel that I have contributed to the 'throwaway society' in
either case.

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On 30/11/2019 14:44, Tuffy wrote:
replying to philipuk, Tuffy wrote:
What a disgraceful and irresponsible solution to this problem. We live in
a
disposable society and people like you exacerbate this issue rather than
trying to find a solution first. 'If it doesn't work ... throw it away.
If it
makes a noise ..... throw it away. If you don't like the color .... throw
it
away. We live in a throw away society where everything is replaceable and
nothing has any value. Sad.

I bought a Russell Hobs 'forgettle' in 1978 and used it until 2013 when I
replaced it with a £12 Wilko jug kettle (one where you can place it down
on the base any way round) which is much better. The RH had a slight leak
in the base but otherwise worked fine.

I also bought a toaster in 1975 for £10.50 and replaced it (when the
contacts failed) in 2011 with a Wilko £5 one which works fine except that
(unlike the earlier one) it doesn't attempt to toast second and subsequent
slices for a shorter time to allow for the appliance being hotter.

I don't feel that I have contributed to the 'throwaway society' in either
case.

But you have when you didnt repair them.

On Sun, 1 Dec 2019 08:12:08 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


I don't feel that I have contributed to the 'throwaway society' in either
case.

But you have when you didn¢t repair them.

Auto-contradicting, senile cretin! LOL

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