How do electric kettles work? - Kitchen Appliance Explained

By running an electric current through a metal coil, the resistance of the material heats it up. That way, the water starts boiling - thanks to the electric energy being transferred.

Flat-bottomed electric kettles may be easier to clean, but are also more noisy than their exposed-coil brethren. Still, some cleaning vinegar can really clean up your kettle (just make sure you rinse it properly before making a cup of tea).

Did you know that electric kettles are hardly used in the United States because of voltage? Because most homes in the US get 100-127 volts from their sockets, in many other countries that is about double; 220-240 volts. Because of the lower voltages electric kettles wouldn't heat water as fast as they would elsewhere. That way they just did not catch on in the States and the stove-top kettle is still preferred there.

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[SamMoreno]

My heart and mind can finally rest at having known this information. God bless.

[henc]

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius only at a pressure of 1 Atmosphere which would make the thermostat very unreliable when the kettle would be used at different altitudes.

So far all the kettles I’ve seen use the steam from boiling water to disconnect the power circuit, hence why they don’t switch off when you keep the lid open.

[fidellaveriano]

What a good and easy to understand information!

[jimmypeeps]

I was so curious only to find out it works exactly like I thought it lol.

[Human-ummu]

I thought that modern kettles use a pressure sensor to gauge whether the water is becoming gaseous, not a thermostat. Because the thermostat wouldn't work at even slightly higher altitude

[keomi]

May I know the specific metal coil/metal plate used in the kettle?

[mylifeisJDM]

Pretty sure you got the last half all wrong. They dont use a thermostat to detect boiling but use a tube that fills with vapour upon boiling to trigger a bimetallic strip to cut power.

[Slim-Pasty]

Kettle in family home will not auto switch off. I check the biometric disc (beneath the switch), it's fine. It flexs when heated and fully connects with the switch, yet will not trigger the switch when powered on. Kettle water just boils, boils, and boils away, rocking and shaking. Steam wand inside is not blocked and channels well onto the biometric disc (lid is on/shut ). Completely perplexed with the unit at this point 😦😕.

[Guymano]

Thank you now I know that I won’t burn my house down with water

[lachlanneil]

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[LightenIslam]

How do you animate this?
Will you please tell me the application you use?

[gorgolyt]

Very incomplete. The "coil of metal" is called the "heating element". A "thermostat" is a device used to keep the temperature the same, not turn a device off, and you didn't explain how it works.

[muhsinmomi]

The wire of my kettle is damged.Can i use another wire only have phase and neutral

[sickre]

These videos are good, but they need to be longer. I watch them at 1.5x speed. Maybe including some extra info on who invented them, how they changed over time. Youtube will pay you more ad money for longer videos too.

[changkhonbalukram]

Will i get shock if i touch the bottom with stainless steel spoon

[U.S.President]

How about you use the electric kettle at high altitude ? The boiling point is low there.

[pink_tea]

Can someone help me i think i broke our electric kettle i dont know how to tell my mom

[OperatorHRS]

Just standing here boiling the water in a kettle for my eggs. Life is strange

[kamenslavov]

What will happen if in kettle get water after washing

[BuhsterP]

I just wanted to find how the kettle knows to stop once the water is boiling, I guess I’m just stupid of course it’s a thermostat