any BPA or CA Prop 65 warnings? is the heating unit external to the water pot? Any rusting or taste quality issues with it? Thx!
1668302
yes it is heating unit external pot and it seems to be rusting on the outside. ...not sure about the bpa or ca prop 65 ..??
1668303
It's all SST, only handle and lid is plastic which doesn't touch the water being boiled. I didn't have any issue with taste.
1668304
I don't know about the BPA or CA warnings but to answer your other questions: The heating unit is external to the water pot. Absolutely no rusting or taste quality issues. We have well water so if rusting or taste was going to be an issue it would have shown up by now. I'm still very very happpy with this unit.
666987
I've had the same problem. I would tend to agree with Maggie Too9 - but am frustrated bc this is the best** tea kettles available to us throw-away americans. and i'd like to not throw this away. is it really rust???
2217820
I pour boiling water in mine at least daily and haven't had any issues. Hope this helps!
894536
The surface of the heated plate on our unit appears to have started discoloring. I'm not sure it's rust;could be lime build-up. We've only had the unit about six months, so this is a little unexpected. The unit works great in all other respects.
2257802
i just swish it with water and wipe with a cloth but it is beginning to rust and black chunks are chipping off the inside bottom. I never drink the last cup out of the pot for fear of it being gritty. I assume the iron is not toxic but I am planning on getting a new one. I have owned this one for many years.
1476375
No problems here. I used the pot for making Salsa and was very happy with it. I have seen no evidence of rust. I bought the pot summer of 2011, I believe.
1017898
I haven't poured boiling water because I usually let it cool a bit so I can sweeten, but I would say it's completely safe since it's BPA free which is minus the chemicals that you would get from a non-BPA container especially when adding boiling water as it can dissolve into the container. It's really a win-win.
929241
We have had ours for well over a year, in constant use, and the bottom, directly above the heat element, has discolored to nearly black. In addition there are brown-ish rust colored areas on the outside anywhere water drops tend to accumulate. Our water is known to have a measurable iron content, so it is hard to say if the pot is corroding or if the water is depositing iron salts onto the metal. Either way it is not harmful in any way. Iron oxide is not toxic, and any corrosion would confined to the very surface where it presents no hazard of "rusting though".
146468
I don't believe so. I am using it for a heater in my out side aquaponics system with fish and I see it rusting after 2 months. The other stainless steel model I bought that can bring a 5 gallon bucket of water to a boil is hold up fine but not this one. Hope it helps. I wont buy this one again.
2045816
Vaguely written question, but I haven't had any weird water rings appear after boiling water for extended periods. This pot is truly stainless, and I've had absolutely no problems cleaning it, even with dried, crusted crap all over it. I think I'll be ordering some more Calphalon stuff soon. Very solid, I'm very happy with it.
1060413
I don't know how "new" you mean. I bought mine in March 2013 and it seems fine. Glass may inspire a user to be more delicate (as it should) than if you were using plastic or stainless steel. But my pot has been WONDERFUL. No aluminum and no BPA. How come it was so hard to find the only pot that meets those requirements. If you are wobbling check out your surface to see if it's level. Or try it in a different location.
504102
I haven´t had to clean it yet. A great water-boiler though. Been using it daily for more than three years. :-)
1865491
I have only found two very small places that are plastic. The viewing area on the lid is plastic and a tiny slot for the filter is plastic. I'd say 99% is NOT plastic. BPA free? I do not know. I can say that the water tastes the same after heating as it did when it came out of the faucet. In other words, the heated water does not have an "off" taste. I really like this kettle and would buy another if I need to.
1105360
This plastic doesn't need BPA, but it has some horrible endocrine disrupters. Its the additives in the plastic to make it heat resistant. There's also a gasket around the stainless steel heating plate. I have no idea what that is made out of. Perhaps silicone??? but even then, silicone is not safe!!! google siloxanes!Then choose your poison if you want hot water conveniently. You could get a glass water kettle and heated on the stove, or in the microwave... Nothing is perfect!!!
1749207
I can not image what concerns there would be. We use ours Monday thru Friday so it is only off for the few days, even 4 or 5 days at Christmas and Thanksgiving and we have had no issues at all. The water is heating all the time, well on and off and on and off, so that the water is always warm and ready for a new pot. There is a cover over the water reservoir to prevent evaporation so I think that would not be a problem.
1682611
I know this is an old question, but in case anyone new is looking, The new version of this Kettle that is out now (2015) has BPA Free written on the plastic water level viewing area. I emailed customer service asking if the old version was BPA free - It was not, but the new one is. They are replacing mine for free with the upgraded version.
1142397
Personally , I sent mine back after we ordered the second pot, ours was leaking where the stainless and plastic is put together, not the basket overflowing, took awhile to figure that out, me pot fixed it for about 5 days.... Returned for full refund and bought a brewville, have not had any problems with it