This US resident no longer has a GE electric tea-kettle because after the US-made kettle expired (~40 years) the (GE) offshore replacement lasted 3 months. As did its warranty replacement. ... On 3/22/19, Daniel Serpell wrote: > Hi! > > On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:00 PM Isaac M. Bavaresco > wrote: >> >> I think the most efficient way of heating water ought be an electric >> heater >> dipped in the water in a *very* well thermally insulated pot. >> >> Almost all inefficiencies play in our favor, the only possible losses >> would >> be some EM and phonon emissions, besides the thermal conductivity of the >> pot's walls. >> > > Well, if you use a heat-pump, it will be more efficient than a simple > heater. > > Here almost all households have electric kettles, I'm surprised to learn > that > those are not common in other countries, as they are *very* cheap (from > US$10 up to about US$200, depending on brand, thermal insulation and > capacity), so nobody uses old kitchen kettles. > > Standard is 1.5 to 2.0 litters and 10A, so 2.2kW. You can boil a litter o= f > water in about 3 to 5 minutes. > > Have fun, > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .