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PROBLEM WITH WATER KETTLE NOT WORKING: SOLVED

Hi, my wife complaint lately about our water kettle not working. this is second kettle having the same problem...

 I realised that two of my water kettle with new base design having the similar problem, which are its live metal connector, that supply power to the kettle, changing its colour and corroded due to high current flow. 

 Due to high current flow, live cable seem to be overheat causing some plastic around it melt.
Figure 1: first kettle (morphy richard 43904) having issue with its base connector

Figure 2: Second kettle from Faber FCK135, also have the issue with its base connector.

Figure 3: unscrew the bottow base to access the internal part of base.

 and most of the time, causing the plastic around the cable melting and ending up open circuit to the kettle which lead to unworking kettle.
Figure 4: It was found that life connector and plastic holder around it have been damaged due to overheat.

 What I did is disassemble the kettle base..and find the source of problem. if possible, replace the damaged part or if finding the replacement part not possible (as in my case), you can still fix it by DIY it yourself as long as you know what to do.
Figure 5: Morphy Richards kettle bottom view, can be observe that life side of cable are damaged and melt

 In my case, for my Faber kettle, I bend its metal connector to make the live connector properly touch again with main kettle live connector and its solved the problem for me.

 You can ask me if it happen that you all also having similar issue. Thank you
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  1. fapk16 July 2019 at 14:52

    Thanks, helped a lot.
    Regards!
    Quiet Gadgets

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    1. Unknown17 November 2020 at 13:01

      Thanks for sharing the experiences. I used a Toshiba kettle then changed to Tefal 1.7 litre.After more then a year they dont work.

      Then the Tefal unit I bent the contact plates inside the Base unit then it works.

      I would advice that after the water has boiled remove the kettle and do NOT leave the hot kettle resting on the Base unit may damage the copper contacts faster and they got bent.
      So dont leave the hot kettle on the Base Unit after the water has boiled.

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    2. Brian20 November 2020 at 19:36

      thanks mate for your sharing..yup..it is a good idea to remove hot kettle from base unit once water has boiled

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