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Russell Hobbs 20460 Buckingham Quiet Boil Kettle 3000 W 1 7 Litre Brushed Stainless Steel Silver
Last Updated: January 22, 2019 (Refresh Now)
7.5
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/10
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536
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Sound Quality
63kettle, boil, noisy, boiling, quieter
+78%
-22%
" ... Quiet and efficient. ... "
" ... Very quiet, so much so that I sometimes forget I switched it on. ... "
" ... Can't believe how quiet it is, no more waking the family in the morning. ... "
" ... This kettle is just as described - it really is quiet. ... "
" ... Quick and sooooo quiet! ... "
" ... Very quiet boil upto the 3 cups mark and much quieter than the previous kettle it replaced, even when full. ... "
" ... First class product,quiet,and fastboiling. ... "
" ... Super kettle, so very quiet you hardly know it is on. ... "
Build Quality
55kettle, broke, switch, catch, switch broke
+18%
-82%
" ... GOOD UNTIL SWITH BROKE-OFF after only 9-months ... "
" ... not durable in the least . ... "
" ... The lid broke on two of these so we got our money back and bought a different one. ... "
" ... After reading multiple negative reviews about the product having a faulty lid, I made the decision to purchase the product and the Amazon cover. ... "
" ... The on/off switch snapped off after 13 months of use. ... "
" ... However, I have only had this product since April 2016 and, I regret to say, the on/off switch fell off today, so it is now unusable. ... "
" ... Although the kettle was quiet, it started to leak and the lid catch broke within 3 weeks of purchase. ... "
" ... This time, the lid needed encouragement to open and after a few months the switch broke and fell off. ... "
Product Reliability
54kettle, lid, fault, months of use, broke
+13%
-87%
" ... The lever switch has broken after less than a year. ... "
" ... I should have taken more notice of the bad reviews when I purchased in June this year. ... "
" ... Worked well for 18 months then lid wouldn't close. ... "
" ... I wouldn't recommend buying this as there is obviously a design fault here, had for over a year now so will see of I can get a refund? ... "
" ... It was an electrical fault and only worked for one month ... "
" ... The previous 2 had lasted 2 years each, which is just about acceptable given that this kettle is not the most expensive. ... This one only lasted a year and a half, which frankly I think is not good enough. ... "
" ... Now the lid won't close after another exactly 13 months. ... "
" ... It has stopped working after just a few months ... "
Food Items
41boil, quiet, quick to boil, quick, toaster
+88%
-12%
" ... This kettle does boil more quietly and quickly than the one it replaced. ... "
" ... Quiet and fast boil. ... "
" ... Boils really quickly. ... "
" ... Kettle boils quickly and much quieter than our previous kettle. ... "
" ... Love this kettle - quick boil, easy to hold and light. ... "
" ... Great value quiet boil ... "
" ... Great kettle, very quiet and quick to boil. ... "
" ... Very pleased with this kettle, the quiet boil works well and a full kettle boils quickly. ... "
Design
26kettle, blue, kitchen, quiet, boils
+96%
-4%
" ... Looks good, boils quietly and matches kitchen things ... "
" ... It is fast, it is good to look at. ... Love the blue base light when it's on. ... "
" ... Lovely shape, nice to hold, it is quiet and there is a blue glow when it is switched in. ... "
" ... Looks good too. ... "
" ... LIKE: Its appearance ... "
" ... Really quite and fast If you do 1 or 2 cup as shown look good to ... "
" ... The blue light around its bottom looks great and the overall ... finish is excellent. ... "
" ... It actually is brushed steel, so looks great. ... "
Price
22value for money, money, kettle, nice, worth
+86%
-14%
" ... Great at an affordable price. ... "
" ... After trying so many others of varying price, this one came in way ahead of the rivals. ... "
" ... Very, very impressive and superb value for money. ... "
" ... nice looking kettle good price ... "
" ... Price is quite reasonable, there being cheaper but much noisier models available I think this is value for money. ... "
" ... If you are thinking of changing your kettle you will not find more value for money than this. ... "
" ... Surprisingly well built for the price. ... "
" ... Tick all the boxes - design, functions, value for money. ... "
Water Usage
22taste, quiet, kettle, hard, boiling
+64%
-36%
" ... I brought this to heat water. ... "
" ... This has the plus of keeping the water cleaner without scale deposit. ... "
" ... Also suffered from the ‘funny’ tasting water in tea for a while! ... Best advice at first was to use fresh water every time! ... "
" ... The water tasted funny from day one. ... "
" ... Excellent kettle which does boil the water very quickly and does not dribble when pouring. ... "
" ... The spout is also better, it's a little larger so the water flows out quicker. ... "
" ... Great design for small amounts of water, easy to fill and very silent. ... "
" ... Boils water fast, looks good. ... "
Cleaning
17water, kettle, easy, quiet, limescale
+53%
-47%
" ... It is definitely quieter than my last but you must clean on a regular basis as instructed. ... This has the plus of keeping the water cleaner without scale deposit. ... "
" ... I gave it five stars for durability and ease to clean as I suspect that is what it will be - haven’t had it for long enough tbh ... "
" ... It's easy to use - a clean design - and efficient. ... "
" ... It feels like a designer kettle, is easy to wipe clean, has a rapid boil function for up to three mugs of water and otherwise is pretty much silent and unobtrusive. ... "
" ... Very pleased with this, easy to clean, can boil small amounts of water if required, easy to hold and fill, pleased would recommend. ... "
" ... Pretty quiet when on, easy cleaning. ... "
" ... It is quiet until it needs cleaning ... "
" ... The design makes it easy to clean ... "
Fit
17kettle, keeps falling, spring, mechanism, fell
+6%
-94%
" ... However the spring lid soon started to stick and now does not spring at all. ... "
" ... Used minimum force with fingernail only and it fell apart and small pieces of plastic fell out. ... "
" ... Within 12 months the lid catch broke. ... "
" ... After time the lid no longer closes, poorly made! ... "
" ... Wont stay shut! ... "
" ... It's brand new but the filter keeps falling out of the spout. ... "
" ... The lid is secured and opened by a small plastic catch on a spring concealed within the lid. ... The catch and spring will inevitably become scaled fairly quickly and then fail to close the lid when attempting to shut. ... "
" ... Lid mechanism broke: spring went so kettle would not stay shut. ... "
Overall performance
15quiet, kettle, performance, speed, look
+100%
" ... Solid build, works fine ... "
" ... Best value and performance of any kettle I've had. ... "
" ... Extremely quiet and fast boiling. ... "
" ... Looks good and does the job well. ... "
" ... Great looking kettle, boils fast and is pretty quiet. ... "
" ... and it's fast! ... "
" ... It is fast, it is good to look at. ... "
" ... Just the job . ... "
Returns
15return, returned, replacement, refund, kettle
+7%
-93%
" ... I have one that has failed after 4 months and I will be returning. ... "
" ... I’m sending in back I’m afraid. ... "
" ... Unable to find whom to return it to. ... "
" ... Wish I could return it but don't have the receipt. ... "
" ... After several days the taste was still evident so the kettle was returned for refund. ... "
" ... Missed the return window by 2 days, dammit! ... "
" ... Will try returning this . ... "
" ... I would like a refund. ... "
Features
15blue, nice, kettle, feature, quiet
+93%
-7%
" ... Its nice and light even when full. ... "
" ... Has all the features we were looking for. ... "
" ... The quick and quite boil features are great. ... "
" ... Very pleased - and I like the blue light! ... "
" ... I really love the light up feature on this kettle, it is easy to fill quick to boil and relatively quiet too ... "
" ... Only just got but its so quiet I have to look for the blue light to see if its on! ... "
" ... The colour light is a nice feature ... "
" ... Really neat kettle like the blue light showing it’s on. ... "
Storage
12lid, quiet, water, pour, improvement
+58%
-42%
" ... Nice looking fast boiling kettle with good capacity. ... "
" ... Excellent purchase so easy to fill and pour and best of all is how quiet it is. ... "
" ... Big improvement on my old kettle. ... "
" ... The 1.7 capacity arrived in a box which made it look too small, but its just slightly lower and wider than my last kettle. ... "
" ... Lovely kettle - looks great, quiet, lid opens and closes well and water pours out beautifully. ... "
" ... Great, quiet kettle, but sadly it's gone up a lot in price since I bought it in September last year - hopefully there will be no need to replace it! ... "
Ease of Use
10works, see, round, light, kettle
+100%
" ... A really good looking kettle that is very easy to live with, would recommend. ... "
" ... The best kettle I've bought easy to handle ... "
" ... It's easy to use - a clean design - and efficient. ... "
" ... lights up all round when on so easy to see. ... "
" ... Excellent purchase so easy to fill and pour and best of all is how quiet it is. ... "
" ... Easy read levels - one on both sides which matters as I'm a lefty and hubby is a righty. ... "
Delivery
10delivery, received, product, one, first
+100%
" ... Very speedy delivery. ... "
" ... Fast delivery, item as described ... "
" ... Pleased with the product once I had received a replacement for the first one. ... "
" ... Excellent product which I received. ... "
" ... It does what it said on the box. ... "
" ... arrived within 3-days of tel call. ... "
" ... Delivered very quickly. ... "
" ... Does what it says on the box ... "
Water Resistance
10hard, kettle, area, taste, soft
+50%
-50%
" ... I have had nothing but problems with the taste of the water since using this kettle. ... I have continued to use the kettle thinking it was the water ,but after the water has been tested several times and purchasing a new kettle and the water has been fine. ... "
" ... When boiled, it has a habit of spurting and spraying water if poured too soon, which is a little painful and a lot annoying. ... "
" ... Tried filtered water but that made no difference. ... "
" ... The spout is too small to fill this way unless you don't mind water going everywhere. ... "
Marketplace
9excellent, product, time, replacement, refunded
+67%
-33%
" ... Excellent product which I received. ... "
" ... very pleased, thank you. ... "
" ... As usual Amazon's returns and replacement policy was excellent so absolutely no complaints there. ... "
" ... Excellent product and excellent company. ... "
" ... Very good, thanks ... "
" ... As always excellent customer service from Amazon ... "
Comfort
7fell, use, looking, keeps falling, spout
+14%
-86%
" ... Used minimum force with fingernail only and it fell apart and small pieces of plastic fell out. ... "
" ... and if, because It is very heavy when full, you have to use your other hand to steady it, then another very good reason not to buy. ... "
" ... However, I have only had this product since April 2016 and, I regret to say, the on/off switch fell off today, so it is now unusable. ... "
" ... Now the fragile looking control lever keeps falling off. ... "
" ... Totally rubbish, after 3-4 weeks of little use the down switch fell off & can't be put back together. ... "
Coffee
5tea, water, taste, cup, tasting
+60%
-40%
" ... It took about a week to get rid of that new kettle taste in my coffee but absolutely fine now. ... "
" ... Id recommend to tea/ coffee makers in the morning, it is quick at boiling and a simple design. ... "
" ... Certainly very quiet but unfortunately boiled water has a detectable metallic taste (spoils a good cup of tea). ... "
Volume
5kettle, still, one, louder, last
-100%
" ... Poor quality, very flimsy and still loud ... "
" ... it's still loud . ... it's more of a gentle sound (and not at all as annoying and loud as my old kettle). ... "
" ... I did like this when I first bought it because it was quick and not too loud but sadly, I am also one of those reviewers experiencing a faulty lid catch after just one year of light use. ... "
" ... Disappointed with product as it’s starting to make loud noise as it warms ... "
Ease of Cleaning
5quiet, cleaning, clean, use, design
+100%
" ... It's easy to use - a clean design - and efficient. ... "
" ... Pretty quiet when on, easy cleaning. ... "
" ... It is quiet until it needs cleaning ... "
" ... The design makes it easy to clean ... "
Controls
4kettle
+25%
-75%
" ... Bought this 2 years ago and now leaking through the handle and dripping directly in to the on button. ... "
" ... Power button broke within 3 months. ... "
Capacity
4kitchen, plan, open, next, living
+100%
" ... we have a large open plan family room, so with our old kettle had to turn up the tv . ... "
" ... A great asset to any kitchen ... "
" ... Sitting in the next room, you fell like you have to go and check that you have switched it on. ... "
" ... I have a combined kitchen/living room and what a difference it makes . ... "
For Kids
3+67%
-33%
" ... Christmas present for my daughter and Son in law ... "
" ... Grandson very pleased! ... "
As Gift
3gift, bought
+100%
" ... Christmas present for my daughter and Son in law ... "
" ... I had this kettle already and bought one as a gift. ... "
" ... Bought this one as a gift. ... "
Heating
3boil, water, quiet, quick, boiling
+100%
" ... Otherwise good, fast-boil kettle. ... "
" ... This kettle is spot on small efficient quiet and a quick boil . ... "
" ... Nice and hot water after boiling ... "
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