How many watts? I need something that won't trip my power. Most kettles do.
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I have used it with a portable phone, three 12" fluorescent lights and a night light on the same circuit and did not blow the breaker. We used it at my brother (refrigerator on the same circuit) and my new home. No problems. 120v and 950 watts
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950w / 120v = 7.91 Amps approx. Most residential circuit breakers are 15 Amps (15A x 120V = 1800W) although I have seen 10 Amps (10A x 120V = 1200W), if it is tripping all the time then add up all the items that you have on at the same time, the use of a couple of lights and a fridge (or even a TV or computer) could be enough to trip the breaker when you have the kettle on. Also check to see if the Circuit breaker is made by a UL certified company as I've seen cheap chinese breakers trip at loads much lower then 15A.
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This kettle is 950 watts and 120 volts. It continues to brew perfect pots of tea for me. I hope that you can aquire one, as I am sure you will be pleased.
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No, it's 21 watts. This warmer might work better if you have a cup with an absolutely flat bottom. Mine has a slight indentation. It really does not keep it at drinking temperature.
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Thanks everyone for their responses, all very helpful! I'll definitely get more than 1500W. I'll only use it to make a cup or two at a time, so won't be for any extended periods. Thanks again!
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I got a B60 for Christmas and measured it with a P3 Kill A Watt.- Mine takes about 4 minutes to heat water from unplugged- When idle, it consumes 5-6 watts, with infrequent spikes to 400 watts to keep heated, and during brewing- After a brew cycle, when it pumps new water it spikes to 1500 watts for about a minute- A brew cycle uses less than 0.02kWh- Mine used a total of 0.67kWh in a 24 hour period including 5 brew cycles- At $0.15 per kWh, that's around 10 cents a day to leave it heated 24/7.
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1200W I like to boil the water first then pour it in the Shabu pot. It speeds boiling time considerably.
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You would need a very powerful converter from 220/240 to 110 volts. Most of the cheaper converters can only handle maybe 100 watts, whereas this kettle uses 1.000 watts.
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The Kettle I have is 120VAC 60 Hertz. Made for U.S. and Japan. For 250VAC 50 Hertz you may want to try amazon.UK My daughter lived there and she had a great electric kettle.
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The 75 watt is great for pretty much anything you have i use it for my phone laptop almost anything that can plug into a wall charger the decision is more on preference and power needed. If the 75 watt can handle it then i would go for it but like i said its a lot based on preference.
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According to Kettler USA's website, a '110 volt power source required'. See their downloadable manual for detailed information
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Ideally would be 24 watts, without considering conversion losses etc. Being a switching supply, it should be close to the that (basic formula is P=I*E, P is power, I is current, E is volts).
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I was told you were already hot and didn't need to plug into anything! Or,did you mean how to get the water heated? If that's your question then my solution was to purchase a new product - a Hamilton-Beach temp controlled electric kettle(49$).
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Its powerful. I like the kettle. Just only one advice: use filtered ( or bottled) water to avoid white spots on glass.
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I hope you haven't bought this piece of junk. It doesn't matter how many watts it is. See my review (JG) from 12/31/12. I sent mine back.
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the recommendation is to have a much stronger converter from the device you 're using. Other people say you need twice as strong. You should probably look into spending a little more and get a 2500 or 3000 watts.
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this was a gift I have no idea. since most appliances are 120 watts, it stands to reason that the coffee pot is 120 watts.
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Check the watts required. I wanted to charge two phones concurrently but the available wattage was not sufficient to do that. My unit is setting on the shelf, useless to me.
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You would need a step down transformer that can handle at least 1KW (1000W), although to be on the safe side 1500W, as the kettle is rated at 950W. One of these would cost about $60 (http://www.amazon.com/ELC-T-1500-1500-Watt-Converter-Transformer/dp/B00EPWZVEE/) price would vary in other countries but as you can see it takes up a lot of space, is heavy and it won't be splash or waterproof so you run the risk of damaging it or electricution, if you really want to use it (as it is a nice kettle) put the transformer somewhere safe (above and out of the way of the kettle) and use a long extention cable (http://www.amazon.com/Fellowes-9-Foot-Heavy-Indoor-Extension/dp/B00066GNWW/).