Eco Kettle

I am on my 2nd Eco kettle, there will not be a 3rd. My first Eco kettle was a prize win, pleased to using Eco friendly equipment I gave away my standard kettle, I soon wished I hadn't. FIRSTLY the measures on the side indicates it holds 800ml in the boiling chamber but if you pour it out into a measured container there is barely 750ml - not enough for 4 cups of tea. If you use mugs there's not enough for 3 mugs, whichever you use you have to boil again after refilling. Not eco friendly. SECONDLY, if you forget to use the boiled water straight away it cools very quickly because the boiled water chamber and the cold water chamber are side by side and the heat from the boiled water quickly dissipates into the cold water, then you have to reboil it, not eco friendly. THIRDLY, when the kettle reaches boiling point it continues to boil for on average 10 seconds before switching off thereby wasting electricity. Not eco friendly. FOURTHLY, it is very heavy, senior citizens will find it to heavy to use, a full kettle weighs over three and a half kilo! Such a weight and boiling water is an accident waiting to happen. Not eco friendly. FIFTHLY I mentioned this is my second Eco, on the first one the element failed just out of warranty. I rang the manufacturer and was told Eco kettles are not repairable and have to be thrown away. I know that is the same with some other manufacturers but you would think that someone claiming to be eco friendly would be so, and not part of the throw away society. FINALLY, because it had failed just out of warranty they offered to supply me with a new Eco2 at a reduced price. They did not tell me the price quoted was exclusive of VAT so I was rather shocked at the price when it came through on my bank statement. Manufacturers know that end users price thing inclusive of VAT so to quote exclusive was at best misleading or at worst deceitful. My advice to manufacturers - mislead customers at your peril.

To sum up, the Eco kettle picks on one aspect of eco friendliness but sadly nothing else about it is eco friendly. My advice is save your money, buy a cheaper standard type of kettle and only fill it with the amount of water you need to boil and you will be much more eco friendly than a Eco2 kettle.

This overprice kettle is just useless! It doesnt heat stuff at the right temperature first, then if you leave the water and dont make your tea straightaway it gets cold in less than 5 minutes (which means you have to reboil the water, so much for energy saving!). What else? Oh yes the top of the non boiled compartment keeps opening if you dont lock it properly so you end up spilling water all over.. And what really annoys me most is the fact that it is all made of plastic! Doesnt even specify if it is BPA and phtalates free, and you can really taste the plastic in the water! (I was used to stainless steel kettles!). So dont bother with this kettle, buy a nice sturdy stainless steel kettle it will last a lot longer, and just wait a few minutes to get your water a bit cooler for your green tea! As for the water and energy saving, if you have 2 arms and 2 legs then just fill up your kettle everytime you need to boil some water, not that difficult! :-)

I won a bundle of energy saving items, including this kettle in a competition. I donated my trusty existing kettle - the cheapest, Argos range one - to my workplace. I was excited at having the opportunity to save energy by only boiling as much water as needed.

Wrong.

Don't believe the hype on energy saving websites about this ridiculous and ludicrous kettle. The force of boiling water forces the lid open. The kettle actually requires boiling several times if you are making tea for more than two people and the water from the back chamber spills over into the cups, producing lukewarm tea and coffee, even if you hold your finger over the space where the lid SHOULD be sealed.

I am taking a trip back to Argos today to purchase their cheapest, fastest boiling model, environment or no environment.

Eco by name, but certainly not by nature! This kettle has been a disappointment.

I first purchased an Eco Kettle (model 2) in October 2010 from the Ethical superstore, thinking I was doing my bit for the planet by only boiling the volume of water I needed and in turn saving electricity.

The first kettle I received had a fault with the chamber. When releasing water, the kettle would fill to the top without stopping.

The replacement worked, but I found several issues:

- The chamber that store the water holds 1500ml, which is larger than boiling chamber, that only holds 800ml. Making tea for 4, involves boiling the kettle twice!

- The pressure build up after the kettle has boiled, causes it to 'whistle' until the steam is released by opening the lid.

- The kettle is very heavy when full to the max 1500ml.

- Flick on/off switch temperamental.

Now, after 13 months the kettle has simply stopped working. After a change of fuses, no luck. Only 3 month out of manufacturers warranty and it's as dead as a doornail.

Off to buy a 'normal' kettle, with a simple volume scale on the side!

had this kettle under 6 months, thought it was a great idea, ( it was a gift) like the idea of being ECO friendly and was happy to think it was saving electric, worked out how much I would need for mugs and for cups so never over filled it.

About 2 days ago the silver rod came out, then the top would not stay shut, it has not been dropped or handled badly only two adults in our home.

So on a Sunday morning a visit to the local supermarket to buy a kettle that worked!!! very disappointed, waste of money, and now I have to tell my daughter the kettle she bought me is being replaced by a £6.00 Morrisons kettle.!!!!

I certainly would have liked to have known the durability of this kettle, as it appears to be a real

All I want to know is has anyone else's eco-kettle sprung a leak or stopped working?I bought the basic eco-kettle about a year ago,it has started to leak and I've replaced it with a standard kettle.MY ELECTRICITY BILL HAS GONE UP BY £20 IN THE LAST QUARTER.I AM GOING TO BUY A MORE MODERN VERSION of the same kettle because a SAVING of £80 a year CANNOT BE SNIFFED AT.As far as the kettle spitting hot water,if you put a MUG [300ml] full of water in the eco-kettle it doesn't bubble over,if you do the same in a normal kettle it does spit water.Reliabilty is the issue,if you cant be bothered to persist with the kettle then you shouldn't really be writing a review.

When I bought this kettle I thought I was helping the enviroment. The kettle boils longer than required. If lid is not properly clicked down will pour out cold water with hot water. Does not hold enough water to fill teapot if required. You have to be ready to use boiled water immediatly as cold tank cools down water very quickly. Don't buy, wish I hadn't.

DON'T BUY ONE!!! Absolute rubbish and waste of money. 0 STAR RATING Leaks and spills water everywhere. Mechanism to transfer water and to lock for full boil difficult, fiddly and cumbersome to use. Persevered for one week and threw angrily into bin. Replaced with traditional stainless design kettle and now very happy again.

The "eco" promise of this kettle drew me to buy it and i can honestly say that it has been a complete waste of money - today i have bought a new Prestige kettle and thrown this one in the bin!

It over-boils even when it's not full which makes a mockery of it being an eco kettle. It spits water all over the worktop and floor and anyone standing nearby. When pouring, it drips water all over the place.

Would seriously not recommend it to anyone!

Thought it would save money!!! You fill a chamber with water then press a knob to transfer required ammount into the boiling chamber. Takes twice as long to boil as any other kettle. When pouring - seems to get an air lock and no water comes out at first, when the kettle does eventually pour hot water spurts out all over the worktop. Just as easy to fill a normal kettle with required amount in the first place. Sent my kettle to the tip