Repair of dummies

A variety of household appliances designed for cooking has long been loved by modern society, and an electric kettle is considered one of the most popular items in the kitchen. Today in almost every home and office there is such an electric device for heating water. But like any other electrical appliance, it can break down and stop boiling water or even turn on. You don’t need to immediately run and buy a new kettle, because you can fix it on your own. By the way, this device is considered not only the most popular, but also the simplest, so repairing dummies is not too difficult work. Next, we will get acquainted with the main characteristics of this device, possible breakdowns and ways to eliminate them.

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How does an electric kettle work? - Features of the structure of network nodes

To properly repair electric kettles, you first need to understand how they generally work. It is not difficult to do this - you need to study the electrical circuit, because almost all models of modern electric kettles are assembled according to the same scheme, regardless of volume and appearance.

Important! The only difference that may be is the presence of a timer, but the complexity of the circuit does not increase much.

The device works like this:

1. Electrical voltage from the plug is supplied to the contacts of the stand by means of a flexible cord. The contacts are deeply hidden in the stand, so there is no need to be afraid of probable contact with them. Having carefully examined it, you can see in each groove one electric spring-loaded contact, thanks to which the kettle also feeds.
2. Then the electricity is transferred from the stand to the center of the device, where the contact contacts are located in the form of a grounding pin and two copper concentric rings.
3. The main element of the kettle is a tubular heater that looks like a closed ring. At the ends of the heating element there are ceramic insulated terminals necessary for voltage supply. To them, in turn, are attached flat steel contacts with slip-on terminals.
4. It has a kettle and a special unit that protects it from overheating and serves to turn it on - it is attached with three screws or nuts, and is located in the very center of the heater.

Important! If you do not have a very expensive model, which, moreover, has served much longer than you expected, it makes sense not to spend too much time on repairs. Even from the point of view of safety for health, it is better to find a new kettle or its equivalent. Our reviews will help you with this:

• Rating of electric kettles.
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Learn more about security and auto shutdown.

Since the heating elements of any electrical appliance are quite powerful and very hot during operation, all models are equipped with a special protective system. The principle of her work is simple. Bimetallic plates are heated to a certain temperature, and begin to unbend, thereby closing the circuit, which prevents overheating.

Important! Also, in all models of electric kettles there is a system that provides for a power outage, respectively - the termination of the heating process in cases when the water reaches the desired temperature. It’s just that during heating, steam enters a bimetallic plate through a special channel, and under pressure it begins to put pressure on the switch lever.

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Repair an electric kettle at home

And now let's look at how to repair an electric kettle with your own hands. In fact, everything is quite simple. Here are the options for possible malfunctions and solutions.

Water stopped heating

This is the most common, but also the easiest to solve problem. In this case, the fault is the breakage that occurred at some part of the heater or the lack of contact in some terminals.

Restoring the operation of the device is easy:

1. You need to disassemble it and find the place where the contacts have departed.
2. As soon as a breakdown is detected, use pliers to resume connecting the terminals to the TEN contacts.

Important! Since you are busy restoring the operational state of this device, pay attention to its cleanliness. Use a selection of the best ways to remove the smell from the kettle.

The appliance stops heating water and the indicator no longer shows whether it is working or not

First, check if the power grid is working. If there is voltage, then the reason lies in the damaged contact of the current collectors, which are located in the stand or body of the kettle.

Here you first need to check how well the spring-loaded contacts are fixed. For this:

1. We disassemble the stand.
2. We get a ring with all the contacts.
3. We check the density of their fixation, because they tend to break apart over time.
4. We tighten them harder so that the electricity begins to pass through the contacts again.

The overheating protector of the electric kettle or the switch has stopped working

The switch breaks more often - due to temporary wear of plastic parts, as well as accumulated rust on the bimetal plate. To check their condition, you need:

1. Remove the switch from the housing and check each part for integrity.
2. Then carefully inspect the plate - in the presence of a rusty coating or steam, remove it.
3. Check again the operation of the switch.

Important! Such measures are also taken when the protection against overheating breaks down, that is, we check in what condition the bimetallic plates are.

The kettle started to flow

In this situation, we check the integrity of the hull itself and determine where the water flows from. If the case is too neglected and all the water flows out of it, you will have to buy a new kettle, because the inner surface and low-quality plastic can not be repaired.

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So we learned how to fix an electric kettle on our own. Now you can handle any repair of such household appliances. The main thing is to strictly follow the instructions, and if there is even the slightest doubt that you can do all the work yourself, immediately call the wizard or bring the kettle to a service center.