Why does the vent pipe be stainless and not galv.
1504516
stainless is better in an outdoor salt -air environment, it was a feature that helped me make my decision
1504517
Stainless is preferred,certainly based on proximity near the ocean where I live.Galvanized in my case was ok because of the portability of my situation and no need to penetrate a roof structure--------permanence or not! Hope that helps.
1504518
Not an expert but having worked with galvanized steel before I know that heat will cause it to rust over time...mine is outdoors under an open air roof and one year later I have no issues.
1873313
I bought mine in 2009, so cannot be sure that the design is still the same today, but the tank in mine almost certainly not stainless steel, as it is grey in color, whereas stainless steel would typically not be painted or coated but left bare. My guess would be that it is an aluminum alloy with ceramic coating. Mine has held up well over 4 years, no sign of lime deposits, but the water I use in it is extremely low in mineral content, so that is to be expected.
1687465
It's probably some kind of steel (a magnet sticks to the bottom) but the inside has a teflon-like coating, so it's hard to know for sure. The point where the body attached to the handle began to rust out, causing the handle to become loose, so it's likely not stainless. We threw it out because it seemed dangerous.
2162147
With time, moisture, and especially salt all "stainless" steel can rust. Being stainless steel merely means it's more resistant to rust
1524824
No. It's standard stainless steel. That must be some distortion in the photo.
864888
This is our second Kettle. The first one lasted for many years before it needed to be replace. I checked our latest one (which we have used for several months) and there is no rusting on the vent straw. Not sure what would cause that. Perhaps it's the water? Just a thought.
1546672
Interesting. I contacted the manufacturer directly and they state that it should be genuine stainless steel, which of course would never rust. Their answer to the rust comments was that it was more likely mineral build-up confused as rust. I think most thinking adults, however, know the difference. Anyway, finding anything of quality at any price is harder and harder these days.
1992919
Condensing coils: All of ours are 304 grade stainless because that is the only metal we allow the water or steam to touch. Heating elements: Because we are the only ones specifically designed not to boil dry, ours is going to give you a higher purity.
681467
Hi. No it is not stainless steel. It is like a vinyl type material. Has worked well so far.
191032
Mostly stainless steel, raised rim making it a bit better in the wind, higher BTU output. 3X the cost. Safer, NO.
320515
We had to buy special pipes for the venting to work. If you call a local distributor (Rinnai) they can give you more details.
2143322
There is a thin strip of stainless around the outside. It does work very well, but that's all the stainless there is.
1394245
Waring doesn't offer that information, but my guess is that the boiler is brass because the unit holds heat for quite a while and the unit feels too heavy for it to be aluminum.
2077784
The stainless steel encompasses the aluminum. It is usually only for heat transfer purposes. .. I purchased this.. still going great
494250
It doesn't seem to be stainless to me - has a flat finish. Could be aluminum but it seems a bit heavy. Could also be some type of alloy but I'm not sure. It does have the heat transfer properties of aluminum.
888558
It has a standard 1/4 pipe fitting on it. As far as being stainless I'm not sure should be in the description
834082
Me, no. Mine is stainless steel. Never had that problem. Wish I could answer this correctly.