An electric kettle is leaking: what to do?

The kettle, like all household appliances, sooner or later fails and breaks. The causes and consequences are unpredictable. However, depending on certain signs of damage, you can still try to repair the device yourself.

What to do if your electric kettle is leaking?

In most cases, you can make repairs yourself if the kettle is leaking. However, people who are ignorant in electronics need to contact specialists to get quality kettle repairs.

Finding out the cause

Before making a decision, you should first determine the cause of the breakdown and its nature. Signs of damage and their brief descriptions will be described below:

1. Crack on the water level measuring scale. Typically, the water level is made of plastic, which can crack over time due to dryness.
2. Damaged hull. Violation of the integrity of the body occurs under various mechanical influences. For example, filling a kettle with cold water immediately after draining hot water can cause microcracks in particularly weak areas.
3. Weak fastening of the heating element.
4. Bottom corrosion. In this case, a gap may form at the junction of the bottom and the body.

DIY repair

Now about what can be done for each breakdown considered.Repairing an electric kettle manually is possible in the following cases.

Crack on indicator:

1. It will not be possible to replace the measuring glass itself, but you can try to seal the crack tightly with tape or tape, which will significantly reduce water loss.
2. If the level of your kettle is a tube, then you just need to stop the flow of water into it.
3. You can also try sealing the cracks with hot glue. It is enough to apply a layer of glue to the crack of the case or indicator using a special gun. Before checking the kettle for serviceability, you should wait until the substance has completely dried.
4. A cheaper option is cold welding. Similarly with the previous example, apply welding to the damaged surface and let it sit. After this, pour cold water into the kettle and check the tightness of the device.

REFERENCE! This method of solving the problem is effective for microcracks in the water indicator. In other cases, specialist assistance or replacement of the device may be required.

If the case is damaged:

As in the previous example, if the crack is minor, you can try to fix the damage site with hot glue or cold welding.

Weak fastening of the heating element:

If the lower part of the kettle is “dangling”, then the problem can be solved by simply tightening the screws. Next, place the electric kettle on a napkin, paper or any other wet material. After some time, the result will be visible.

If a wet spot does form on the paper or fabric, then only replacing the O-ring will help. Below are step-by-step instructions on how to do this:

1. Remove the bottom of the electric kettle. An instruction manual with a detailed description of the device’s configuration can help here.
2. Remove the disk with the gasket.
3. Remove the gasket from the disc.

Inspect the disk, housing and silicone gasket for signs of malfunction. There can be two situations here:

1. If the housing where the disc is located is damaged, the kettle must be disposed of.
2. If only the gasket is damaged, it should be replaced.

If no serious damage is found, then perhaps the connection between the disk and the case is loose. It is recommended to clean the parts from scale and put them in their original place.

It remains to check the result.

In what cases is repair not possible?

It happens that neither the proposed methods nor the technician are able to restore an electric kettle. In this case, the device must be disposed of and replaced with a new one. List of damages for which repair is powerless:

1. Bottom corrosion. Rusted metal is a sign that the integrity of its surface has been compromised, which has provoked oxidation of the bottom as a whole.
2. Serious damage to the hull. A broken cover or a significant part of the body cannot be repaired.
3. Burnt out wiring. If, due to a short circuit, the wires inside the kettle burned out and at the same time melted part of the body and damaged other parts of the kettle, then such a device can be replaced immediately.

An electric kettle, like any household appliance, requires compliance with operating rules. This will increase the service life of the device and reduce the cost of repair or replacement.