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I was looking for a affordable boiler for my kitchen counter. The Secura 4.6 quart seemed the best choice balancing price and capacity. You can pay much more for similar products, but I really don't know why you would. This appliance had stood up very well through nearly 3 weeks of heavy (ab)use.
Now, devices like this do a good job at having hot water available for tea, cocoa mix, instant coffee, ramen noodles, etc., but I was looking for an additional very different reason. I am in the middle of a most of the house remodelchiefly the kitchen and bathroom. I have no hot water heater and am still debating a single whole house on demand unit vs 3 point of use on demand units. Meanwhile, heating 3 qt sauce pans of water on a hot plate is getting old not to mention slow. That is the principle reason I purchased this appliance. I turn it on the first thing I get up each morning. In about 20 minutes I have hot water to wash my face and fill my French press pot to make coffee. I make sure it is kept filled all day long. We have hot water whenever it is needed to make tea, soup cups, wash some dishes, more pots of coffee, you name it. I have been heating on average 6 full pots of water everyday for nearly three weeks in other words, it is getting a heavy duty work out and it works perfectly. We have very nearly perfect pH water where I live so I haven't needed to use the cleaning cycle yet, but I have real faith in that. Any device that just keeps performing nearly round the clock for three weeks must be well made and, at least in my book, be considered dependable.
Turning to more conventional product performance concerns, it is very well insulated, as I was reminded this morning. I didn't use the last batch of water I heated up last night. When I unplugged the unit for the day at bedtime, it had been holding the water at the lowest setting (176F) for a few hours. My house is about 65F at night. When I plugged it in this morning, it brought the water back to boiling (212F) in less than 10 minutes. It couldn't have lost much heat overnight. If you lay your hand on the side of it while turned on, it is just slightly warm. If you have kids around, you needn't be concerned with them touching the housing. And there is no accidental tripping a stream of scalding hot water. To use the auto-dispense device, you must first depress the safety switch (unlock button) again, a good thing if you have kids around (or inattentive grown-ups). If you don't want to use electricity to dispense your water, you can use the big button on the top, just like on conventional thermos-type air pot. This is also handy if you decide you want a late night cup of tea right after you unplug it for the day. Something I learned last night. (No, 176F isn't great for making a cup of black tea, but it does a nice job on green tea besides you can hold the water at either 194F ideal for press pot coffee or 208F if you need it hotter.)
I am very pleased with this water boiler, both using it as intended and even more so using it in my unusual albeit temporary manner. Actually, having used this as I have, I would especially recommend one for anyone with an RV I have never been pleased with the temperature of the hot water in any RV I have been in when it came time to wash dishes. With this, I use 2 quarts from the boiler and add enough cold to make it possible to put my hands in the dish water. I have cleaned up dishes from making a cake and 2 batches of cookies along with my supper dishes from a single batch of dish water made up this way. And there is enough hot water left to make up a dish pan of hot rinse water at the same time. Even once I have the hot water heater(s?) installed, it will remain a new best friend in my kitchen. I love being able to have a fresh pot of press pot coffee in moments all day long. No more waiting for the kettle to boil sweet.
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I have used but not owned the more expensive Japanese water boilers/dispensers. That said, for the unbeatable, reduced price, this thing works great. It's high capacity and boils water quickly and keeps it hot. It gives you hot water 24/7 if needed or wanted. What else can you ask for? I bought this for work and we serve hot water to an older crowd. Unfortunately the controls are going to be a pain in the butt. This thing "locks" automatically after 30 seconds or so and you have to press "unlock" to use it again. I wish there was a way to toggle this autolock on or off. Other than that, this is a cheap and nice alternative to those of us who don't want to pay $250 to boil water.
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I've had this water boiler for a few weeks now and have absolutely no complaints. My boyfriend uses it daily to make french press coffee and I use it mostly to make tea, hot chocolate, and cups of ramen. This is a definite upgrade from my previous water boiler, which after working faithfully for 10 yrs stopped having water pressure. I love that you just have to press a button to dispense the water. My previous one only had a manual pump on the top. I haven't had any issues with cleaning or any sort of deposits or build up but then again, I've only had it a few weeks. I use mostly filtered water to boil. Overall, I'm very happy with it. Happy to have a good looking water boiler that doesn't look cheap and doesn't look like it's from the 80's with flower prints on the sides of it.
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Loved this water heater the first day I used it, then two nights later, a flood. Overnight, about a litre of water 'leaked' from the pot and flooded the countertops and wood floors.
All the lights were on, but the machine had switched itself off and the water was 'warm'. So I unplugged it...hoping for a reset and a working kettle. I plugged it back in and reboiled. About 25 minutes later, I checked. It had boiled...and boiled and boiled. The cabinets were 'steamed' to the point that the finish on my cherry cabinets were damaged. I had to pull the plug again just to stop it boiling. Now the water pump had stopped working completely and only the manual pump was usable.
I'd love to try again, but will stick with a conventional kettle next time.
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This is a great product when serving multple people and it is also great for keeping water hot for a long period of time when just wanting to enjoy hot cocoa at any time. I love the product.
