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Re: Which kettle?


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Which kettle?
  • From: "Dr John Tankard" <jtankard@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:42:26 +0100
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We have such a device in my office its made by heatray it maintains a water
supply at 98oC all the time, it is plumbed into the cold supply and stays
on
all the time, as you draw water a valve opens which replaces the water
slowly, the heater is powerful enough to keep up with the slow feed. There
is a condenser in the top of the unit to stop any steam escaping.

John
jtankard@xxxxxxx

> -----Original Message-----
> From: paul gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 September 1999 12:12
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Which kettle?
>
>
> EUREKA!
>
> (sorry) - I've just remembered something I saw last year sometime:-
Why
> bother with boiling water in a kettle at all? (honestly, in this day
&
> age!!) - Why not just have boiling hot, drinking quality water
> permanently
> on tap? (Isn't that what happens in the U.S?)
>
> I remember seeing a glossy leaflet for some company that makes
> just such a
> device, which is fitted under your sink, and has a small extra tap on
top
> (just like the many water filters available), except as well as being
> filtered, in this case it is also boiling hot, ready for going
> straight into
> the teapot!
>
> Just a thought!
>
> Paul G.
>
> >From: Nigel Orr <nigel.orr@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Which kettle?
> >Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 09:24:30 +0100
> >
> >At 21:10 01/09/99 +0100, you wrote:
> > >'Bout 25 years ago there was a product around called a
> 'TeasMaid' .......
> > >did pretty much what you want .......
> >
> >If it's tea you want, get the Tefal clear jug teamaker thingy-
> it's great!
> >The biggest benefit is that the tea in the jug is out of contact
with the
> >teabag, so you can even reheat it later in the microwave ;-)
> >
> >In answer to the earlier question though, I would presume it's a
safety
> >issue- the kettle would eventually boil dry if left unattended. 
Burco
> >boilers are at least slightly sealed to reduce the amount of steam
> >escaping, kettles aren't.  It would also be fairly
energy-wasteful- maybe
> >you could just insulate the kettle better?
> >
> >Nigel
> >
> >
>


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