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| Repairing an electric kettle that doesn't always auto shut off |
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| Hogwild:
I'll give it a try, thanks. I like to keep anything and everything I can out of the landfill. Of course, with an item like this, it needs to have reliable auto-shutoff to be safe, so that is my overriding goal. |
| Hogwild:
Before I get back to working on the kettle, does anyone know where that spring goes? |
| GLouie:
The spring looks like one of two on the lid hinge on my kettle. I am confused by the steam tube talk. I took mine apart once, and did not see any connection between the electric mechanism and the water chamber. There is a tube opening for a water level gauge. I confess I didn't look very carefully at the time. |
| IanB:
--- Quote from: GLouie on January 08, 2025, 04:45:14 pm ---I am confused by the steam tube talk. --- End quote --- Most kettles have a tube running from the top of the boiling chamber down to the bimetallic strip at the on/off switch at the base. When the water boils, steam flows down the tube, heats up the bimetallic strip, and turns off the kettle. |
| floobydust:
It pretty complicated - you can search for Strix Ltd. patents on this. https://patents.google.com/patent/EP2741641B1/en I thought it was pressure switch, because steam (heat) requires a net flow- but this explains why they get plugged. OP I noticed the one electrical connection to the stub going to the heating element looks heat oxidized like it's a poor connection that heats up a bit. Check that crimp spade. Ali has some switch assemblies but a little dodgy looking https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005307163145.html No idea which spring or where it came from, the one you lost. |
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