Electric Kettle Heating Element

The element is generally located at the bottom of a kettle.

Electric kettle heating element.

What is an electric kettle. A kettle element is the part of an electric kettle that actually turns electrical current into heat thereby heating the water in the kettle. The main element of the electric kettle is the heater which is responsible for the heating capacity of the kettle it is located under the metal plate of the kettle. You can see the heating element led indicator which is the actual main component of the electric kettle.

A corrosion resistant insulated heating element. Kettle heating element also called tubular heater for kettle its structure is made of the metal tube as the shell filled with high resistance electric heating alloy heating material filled around the heating wire and compacted magnesium oxide with thermal conductivity and electrical insulation composition. Inside the ten there is a network spiral that heats up and supplies heat. The element s resistance the tendency any material has to stop.

Electric heater controls the temperature and once the temperature rises high and heated up fully there is a control to disconnect the power supply and the heating will stop. A small micro spring loaded plunger switch usually sticks on these kinds of kettles. Kettles are among the simplest of household appliances. When the kettle is plugged into an electrical outlet a large electric current flows into the heating element.

If the cord and element checks out as good then this micro switch is pro. Electric heating element by james f mcelroy. A classic heating element design from the early 20th century designed to maximize the heat transferred to the air flowing through it. Such hidden element work very well but still holds disadvantages one being that when the element burns out it cannot be replaced and a new kettle has to be bought.