Russell Hobbs Quiet Boil SS Kettle 20460

The media could not be loaded. I ordered this kettle to have in my supported living bedroom so that I can make hot chocolate and instant noodles and I have to say I’m really impressed with it because it’s very quiet and boils quickly as well. It’s easy to use I filled it straight up with water to the max fill line then boiled it to get rid of any dust or germs before I used it for the first time. It’s good quality stainless steel and it’s a little heavy once filled right up but you should expect that. Not a bad price either good value for money.

This is a nice looking kettle at an attractive price. It is reasonably quiet, boils quickly, and there is a blue lit up ring near it's base so you can tell from a distance that it's switched on.

I have always had Russell Hobbs kettles as did my parents before me, but we usually bought the "traditional" shape ones.This is now my 3rd kettle of this particular model and they seem to be lasting 4 years each !Firstly they are a good kettle, and virtually noiseless for about 8-9 months, then the noise increases, so like a good customer I bought their official 'Multi Purpose Descaler' which isn't cheap, and that cures the problem for 2 months if you are lucky, then you need to repeat the process and you only get 5 doses in each bottle, I bought 3 bottles - so basically one it starts getting noisy there is no cure, so don't waste your money on the descaler,I suppose how long the noiseless last depends on your water hardness softness too, out water is very, very slightly limey, you really don't get any limescale build up inside the kettle though as such.Regarding the lid sticking by other reviewers. this has personally never happened to us.Also the 'plastic' taste in the water, once gain we have never found that, and my only thought is that are people filling the kettle to max, boiling it, throwing the water out and repeating the operation - as stated in the instructions ?Wouldn't be the first time people haven't read the instructions, and that includes me sometimes by the way.Now for my BIG grumble and one that Russell Hobbs SHOULD address that is the on/off switch.It seems these are designed to fail, every 4 years in our case, as that has happened to both out last 2 kettles, and I feel sure it will happen to this new one too. in 4 years timeI might add that the traditional Russell Hobbs kettles lasted at least 15 years, and IF you were unlucky you might need to replace the element, I and I have replaced at least 500 on the old style ones (Saturday Job), but that that was it, people loved those kettles.Right, back to my point, the on/off tab that you press down eventually fails and snaps off... why ? because it is just plastic and I suspect the heat from the bottom of the kettle also makes it fail and snap.It is absolutely impossible to repair, because it snaps of at the furthermost point, you just can't get into it and repair it safely,I have worked in electrical/electronics virtually all my life, along with a period in design so I have a lot more insight/experience into these sort of problems.This design or material choice (why not make the stem out of metal, then attach the plastic bit on the end of the stem ?) is making people throw away a perfectly usable kettle, everting else was perfectly fine on the two I binned.We are supposed to making everything sustainable and NOT throw away perfectly good electrical goods for a simple fix... Russell Hobbs please listen !I nearly gave this 3 stars, but when it is working it is fine, the noise is a problem after a while but I can live with that, but the switch snapping off is just criminal really though, look how many customers have reported this.The big question is when (... not if) this switch fails again, will I buy another Russell Hobbs question, well no unless they address the issue.I personally have supported Russel Hobbs for 50 years now, and as I say my parents did too, but is it now time to call it a day ?We shall see in 4 years time... over to you Russell Hobbs.

I like this kettle because it's fast and relatively quiet. Mrs Murdo reckons it doesn't switch itself off early enough though.

Good looking satin steel finish. Easily read water gauge. 1 cup minimum fill. On-Off switch. Quiet boiling. Smart blue ring-light around base when on.Wish I’d ditched the old Russell Hobbs sooner but waited for it to die!!

Silent, it is not. Fine kettle, works as expected. But it'd advertised as 'silent'. It simply is no more silent or louder than any other kettle. Shame on Russell Hobbs for using misleading statements! 2 stars lost as a result!

I read the reviews and saw that this was a quiet kettle and it certainly is!It boils fast too.Some reviews said that there is a metallic taste. We only found this after reboiling the water. Now we empty the kettle completely before boiling.

Haven’t had it long so only going on the time I’ve had it. Quick boil (I’ve had quicker) quiet boil (I’ve had quieter) But nice kettle. Fills easy, pours well, doesn’t feel cheap and I got it at a good price. Just be careful if you fill it via the spout it’s easy to knock the little scale filter in and it’s a bit of a faff to refit.