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Fixing Leaking Electric Kettle
Boris_yo:
Hello,
Disassembled kettle's base and want to locate the leak. By itself it does not leak. It leaks only when I lift and shake it and sometimes when I tilt it. Also, what kind of material is used to fill crevices/slits?
Thanks
bob91343:
I have never been successful at stopping electric kettles from leaking. Just buy a new one.
james_s:
That looks like a lot of corrosion, does that particular kettle have sentimental value or something? You might be able to patch a leak with some high temperature epoxy depending on where it is, but I don't think I'd count on it to hold up over time.
Gyro:
That just looks like an ageing kettle to me. As part of the boil cutoff mechanism, some steam / condensation makes its way into the internals (and maybe a tiny amount of seepage). This is normally prevented from building up by a drip hole in the bottom, but the environment is very humid. Shaking and tilting probably causes some condensate to drain.
If the kettle isn't causing an earth leakage trip, then it isn't bridging the insulation gaps that are deliberately designed for the conditions. Carefully avoiding overfilling is about the only way of reducing moisture in the base.
If dripping becomes excessive, or operation fails (burnt out contacts or broken bimetal click spring), there is no real alternative to replacing it.
Miyuki:
Thermal cycling fatigue cracks have no fixing
The only way is to recycle the material, melt it and make a new kettle
It just turns to a brittle spongeous mess
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