Is Water On The Outside Of An Electric Kettle Dangerous?

We all wish that our house was full of things that make our lives convenient and easy. Whenever we talk about the house equipment. The first thing that came to our mind was kitchen equipment.

The kitchen plays an essential role in our houses and their unique equipment makes our life routine easier. The important thing used in daily life routine is an electrical kettle.

The water present outside the electrical kettle is dangerous for users. This is because the kettle is used to boil water. When the cold water came in contact with hot water. It produced steam and sometimes burned which is harmful for the user standing nearby.

In this article, we discuss the function of the kettle and the impact of water outside of an electric kettle. It also gives tips for removing the outside water of an electric kettle.

Is the electric kettle made of metal?

There are various varieties of electrical kettle but here we discuss the electric kettle which is mostly used in the kitchen. 

The electric kettle makes our daily kitchen life routine. It also saves too much time for boiling water as compared to other kettles.

The electric kettle is made up of highly heat-resistant elements such as chromium, aluminium, nichrome, nickel, copper, silver, steel etc.

The layer of kettle is coated with 20% chromium and 80% nickel. They both are highly heat resistant and are ideal materials for electric kettles.

When heated for the first time, the coating of chromium oxide was found which prevents the kettle from oxidation and the inside wire from burning away or breaking.

The inside wire of the electric kettle is also heat-resistant. It may be straight, coiled or ribbon-like which prevents it from burning when the water is present outside the kettle.[1]

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Is the outside water of the electric kettle harmful?

The electric kettle is designed to insert a small amount of water from the outside. It doesn’t mean to wet the kettle completely from outside.

If you want your kettle to never get old and keep shining then you should keep away from excess water. Otherwise, your kettle loses its shine.

Additionally, When your electric kettle gets wet you face the limescale which causes rust more quickly. But it’s rather fixed soon.

In other words, the water outside the electric kettle is also harmful for users who standing nearby.

The kettle boils water which hot quickly and when reacts with cold water outside the electric kettle. It may cause burning which is dangerous for the user.

Due to the burning reason, the heat resistance wire is used to prevent the users from harmful effects caused by the electric kettle.[2]

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Do we touch the electric kettle while outside water is present?

It may be dangerous for you when you touch the electric kettle while water standing outside. It remains hot for about 30 minutes even when you unplug it.

The water outside the kettle while heating also conducts electricity. When we unplug the kettle and want to touch the electric kettle. it must be cause harmful effect on us.

The heating of it is dangerous when you want to hold it. But if the kettle is stainless steel it heats up more than the wireless electric steel.

The reason is it contains double insulated layers outside. In this way, it doesn’t get the heat. That way your hands were safe while holding the electric kettle.[3]

Danger to Unplug the electric kettle while water outside:

The electric kettle can really be beneficial for our kitchen purposes. It saves your time and is more helpful than the other types of kettle.

The other kettle does not have the function of automatically switching off the system. The electric kettle performs that function very well.

The electric kettle needs to be plugged off when it’s not in use. If you don’t unplug the electric kettle then it must damage your kettle.

Be aware that when you unplug the kettle water is not present outside the kettle. Otherwise, you get shocked and burning happens.

You first need to clean the water outside or prevent the kettle from water sitting outside. The burning from that is really dangerous for you. If you are standing nearby.[4]

Is an electric kettle safer to use than others for boiling water?

Many people think before buying whether the kettle is safe for use or not. The electric kettle is less dangerous for boiling than the other for many reasons.

1. Many modern electric kettles have an on-and-off switch which automatically off. When you set the kettle at the desired temperature.
2. When you boil water in an electric kettle the water will not reach at top of the kettle above the temperature.
3. It minimizes the need to use one litre of gas stove and also reduces the danger related to open flames.
4. Modern electric kettles have thermo-insulated handles which prevent the kettle from burning.[5]

Conclusion:

The water outside the electric kettle is harmful. You should be aware of the danger of water sitting outside in an electric kettle.

Modern electric kettles are useful and beneficial in many ways such as automatically switching off when the water is boiled.

It’s also safe for use because the wire inside the electric kettle is insulated and heat resistant. The other materials used to make kettles are also heat resistant.

You should need to follow the steps which are used to clean the electric kettle. Otherwise, your kettle gets rusted and spoiled.

We should be careful while unplugging the kettle when the water outside is present. It may be dangerous and have a bad impact on you.

FAQs:

What is the perfect time to replace an electric kettle?

The life span of a good quality electric kettle is 4 to 5 years. The reason is that if to feel the metallic taste in boiling water and the colour of the surface of the electric kettle starts disappearing 

Is it necessary to unplug the electric kettle when it’s not in use?

We should unplug the electric devices when they are not in use. These were recommended by the U.S. UPSC(Consumer Product Safety Commission). It doesn’t cause any fire or shock or any dangerous impact on users when you unplug it.

Do we use the water after boiling it two times in a kettle?

When you boil water bacteria and other microbes present in it are killed. But if you boil water twice in an electric kettle. It doesn’t have any harmful effect on your health. 100 degrees Celsius is the boiling point of water and 70 degrees Celsius temperature kills the bacteria present in it.