low wattage kettle

[captain1]

help please how do you folks get rid of the plastic taste and smell from a new low wattage kettle the tea is undrinkable at the moment had it over a year now so cant take it back
the kettle is a Swiss Lux
captain 1

 

[crazyguider]

Would 'Purecleanse' work?
We have a stainless steal lower wattage domestic kettle from Asda, and thats never tasted odd.

 

[captain1]

Hi Crazyguider
not tried purecleanse is that the stuff you also clean out the aqua roll with ? if it is it should be all right in the plastic kettle
at the moment I have nothing to lose

 

[Sproket]

We have had ours for eight years and never had any plastic tastes from it....
We had a slight build up of scale but soaked the inside with a 50% mix of vinigar and water then boiled it a couple of times and no funny taste was left but we always use a filter jug for the kettle. .

Have you tried the kettle at home to try and isolate the problem of van pipes passing the taste of the water over ..? I would do that first .....

 

[captain1]

thanks Sproket
not tried tea out of it at home I can try that tea in the caravan out off the gas kettle is fine so don't think I can blame the caravan

 

[Hutch]

We had a low wattage one 700 i think, it was quicker to use the gas kettle , with whistle, (real caravanners have one). Its been in the garage along with the rest of the stuff waiting to go on Ebay, TV areial, Milenco wheel lift, old extension mirrors, carbon lite awning, since we found air awnings. .

 

[Craigyoung]

We had a low wattage one 700 i think, it was quicker to use the gas kettle , with whistle, (real caravanners have one). Its been in the garage along with the rest of the stuff waiting to go on Ebay, TV areial, Milenco wheel lift, old extension mirrors, carbon lite awning, since we found air awnings. .

There's hutch hinting if anyone wants / needs any off the above to buy . . . !!!

 

[Hutch]

Now now Craig woulld I ever do that, these are all very usefull item , very liitle used in imacculate condition, and can be seen on , oh , what am I saying, ,Caravan sale at the Woosie Fest, that you will not be at.

 

[Gagakev]

Now now Craig woulld I ever do that, these are all very usefull item , very liitle used in imacculate condition, and can be seen on , oh , what am I saying, ,Caravan sale at the Woosie Fest, that you will not be at.

Sale...........?????. Dusty Dog gave his Milenco wheel lift away at the last Fest as a prize, King Sprocket won it :lol: :lol:

 

[Craigyoung]

Now now Craig woulld I ever do that, these are all very usefull item , very liitle used in imacculate condition, and can be seen on , oh , what am I saying, ,Caravan sale at the Woosie Fest, that you will not be at.

Ha ha

 

[Hutch]

Sorry, wrong thread.

 

[tenpole]

I bought a cheap £5 electric kettle. Cheap ones tend to bave low wattage. At the same stalk I also bought a whistling kettle for the gas hob.

 

[brian_c]

We once bought a kettle from a well known supermarket. This also had the plastic taste that you mention.
I tried various means to remove it so much that I must have increased the original purchase price considerably by the amount of times it was boiled.

Bi-carb. Milton. Standing overnight in vinegar. Home brew steriliser. Lemon juice, nothing at all worked.
Fortunately we were in the position to take it back which we did.
The funny thing was that on returning it to the store the customer services lady said that we needed to just boil it once and discard the water before actually starting to use it. Needless to say we exchanged it for another brand and paid the extra.
So I'm sorry I can't offer any solution so unless someone else can help my thoughts would be to bite the bullet and drop it in the waste bin sorry.
Best wishes Brian

 

[Rod_5079699]

I purchased a Quest low watt kettle at the NEC show and after trying all recommended tips the foul taste and smell of plastic was still present so in the end I returned the kettle to the retailer who refunded my cost. the consumer Which people are still trying to find what the main the problem is as they have had lots of queries about this problem with lots of different makes and models, so I have reverted back to my household 2000 watt kettle for the time being

 

[captain1]

thanks Rod / Brian I have tried the Bi-carb, Milton, Soda route not tried vinegar its been in the box over a year so bite the bullet and its either stainless steel one or stay with gas
only bought it because the gas regulator went and told not to replace the regulator my self because of the warranty
only used the kettle it a few times and don't Remember any thing wrong with it then.

 

[Hutch]

Captain, if the kettle is used just for tea, how about giving it a boil up with a tea bag inside, it might work, as everything else has failed. It might make instant gravey taste funny though.
Hutch.

 

[RayS]

To descale or clean out kettle avoid vinegar/ Cut a few slices of lemon, put into water, boil. Allow to cool down, repeat (with same lemon). Rinse out, heat with water only, rinse.

Chuck lemon away - it is now not fit for G&T

 

[saint-spoon]

daft question but are you sure it isn't getting the plastic taste from your system? I have a quest one and it is fine once I have run the system through for a bit... I also have several on hob gas powered kettles from when the Long Haired Admiral used to forget to pack important items during our under canvass days. Hardcore.

 

[captain1]

tea tastes fine in the caravan on high speed gas so cannot blame the caravan

 

[ProfJohnL]

Hello Captain

I'm sorry to read of the taste problem. Sadly as I think you may have gathered by now its actually the plastic its self that's causing it, and no amount of sterilising or cleaning is likely to clear it up. Occasionally caravan pipes can have a similar effect, and the only solution is to replace the pipes.

Despite the fact its a year old, provided you have the receipt, I would try and return it as its not fit for purpose, and you should at least get a partial refund or somethin knocked of the price of an alternative.

 

[Hutch]

You don't require a reciept nowadays,
As long as you bought it on a card, if you know roughly the date,, the account office will tell you where and when you bought it.
Big Brother, is watching you. !!!

 

[ProfJohnL]

You don't require a reciept nowadays,
As long as you bought it on a card, if you know roughly the date,, the account office will tell you where and when you bought it.
Big Brother, is watching you. !!!

That has actually always been the case, but its so much simpler if you do have the original receipt.

 

[captain1]

thanks for your replies I will try to find the receipt but no more low wattage plastic for me
if I should find it I will try for money back I bought it Easter last year in Newport south wales probably not worth the effort to take back I do not want another that's for sure
I think years ago water was so unsafe and undrinkable that beer was preferred
john

 

[Craigyoung]

I think years ago water was so unsafe and undrinkable that beer was preferred
john

Beer is very much so preferred when away !!

Craig .

 

[Gabsgrandad]

Now, - isn't beer mainly water?