1LT WHITE CORDLESS ELECTRIC KETTLE TRAVEL MINI JUG

1LT WHITE CORDLESS ELECTRIC KETTLE TRAVEL MINI JUG by

Capacity: 1 Litre, Detachable Jug Kettle.Pilot Light.Auto Switch-Off When Water Boils.Power: 900W, Built-In Overheat and Boil Dry Safety Cut-Out.Transparent Blue Water Level Gauge.. Read more 1LT WHITE CORDLESS ELECTRIC KETTLE TRAVEL MINI JUG

1LT WHITE CORDLESS ELECTRIC KETTLE TRAVEL MINI JUG Feature

Capacity: 1 Litre, Detachable Jug Kettle

Pilot Light

Auto Switch-Off When Water Boils

Power: 900W, Built-In Overheat and Boil Dry Safety Cut-Out

Transparent Blue Water Level Gauge

Customer Reviews

3.6 Out Of 5 Stars (18 Customer Reviews)
Reviews for 1LT WHITE CORDLESS ELECTRIC KETTLE TRAVEL MINI JUG My "Office" is a converted touring caravan and, as such, has sensitive trip fuses that cut off supply if the mains circuit is overloaded. Using a 2-3kWatt kettle with computer stuff running and an electric heater would often trip these fuses and cause havoc. Obviously, a kettle of this wattage was the answer.

Also, my elderly mother has trouble lifting and filling her standard-sized kettle, so a 1 litre kettle could be ideal for her. I bought one of these about a month ago to try it out.

Having bought and used it, I decided it was not really suitable for an elderly person... read on!

I've had a couple of other "travel" kettles, but the lid broke on one and both had fixed leads which can be very awkward (even potentially dangerous?) when using on a crowded worktop.

From the description and specifications, this was the only kettle I could find that seemed as if it would be suitable.

Other reviewers have said the lid is very stiff. They're absolutely right. It's much too stiff for my elderly mother to open. Even I have difficulty with it and it hasn't eased with a month's useage. When I do open it, it usually unclips suddenly and showers condensate from under the lid all over the place. I'm also worried about it breaking the hinges when it opens so unexpectedly.

The kettle has to be placed on the base precisely and correctly orientated. It has a square-shaped connector and doesn't sit easily - in fact if there's no water in it, it doesn't sit right down at all, spring pressure from the base connector lifts it up slightly. Again, not suitable for the elderly!

It has an old-fashioned coil-type element. These collect more scaling in hard water areas and not as easy to clean out as the modern flat-plate type elements.

Now I can live with these problems, and most younger caravanners probably could too, but the first company that produces a well-designed, low-wattage, lightweight, compact kettle with a 360-degree fixed base and modern plate element will wipe the board with sales.

I'm sure there's a very large market of elderly people looking for such a kettle. Manufacturers are missing a trick here... and I KNOW caravanners would buy it.
Reviews for 1LT WHITE CORDLESS ELECTRIC KETTLE TRAVEL MINI JUG I cannot fault this nice little kettle, and for the price its brilliant for use in our caravan. It boils in a fairly good time and holds plenty of water for the two of us. I recommend this kettle for anyone who needs a cuppa.
Reviews for 1LT WHITE CORDLESS ELECTRIC KETTLE TRAVEL MINI JUG I'm writing this review whilst on my holiday in the US. This kettle was bought for this trip as the hotels we are staying in don't provide one. The kettle is well made,good quality and value for money considering it is cordless and holds up to a litre of water which is plenty for 2 adults however my only gripe is that it takes ever so long for the water to boil, between 20-25 mins depending how much water is used. If you're not in a hurry it's no problem but if you're gasping for a cuppa then you'll need patience or give up and buy from the hotel's cafeteria.
I have only used the kettle in the US. As it was purchased in the UK it came with the UK plug and I'm using a UK to US plug adaptor so i'm not sure if the difference in the power output is causing the long boil time or if it is normal for this kettle, being the first reviewer of this kettle here i have no other feedback to comapare with.
I will update this review when i'm back in the UK after trying it out without using the plug adaptor incase people considering buying this kettle for their trip abroad would like to know if the conversion of the power supply causes the long boil time.
I'm rating this 3 stars as the purpose of buying this kettle was to use it abroad and if I had known it takes this long to wait for it to boil then i would have purchased another model.
Hope this helps.
**** update **
I'm back in the UK and have tried this kettle out plugging directly into the mains socket and the boil time for this 900w kettle is 6 mins, which i believe is similiar to other brands in the travel kettle market.