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Why does an electrical kettle switch itself off when the water boils?
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Check the wattage or amperage of your kettle. It sounds like you are overloading the circuit. Most circuits will be on a 15 amp breaker. If the circuit has more that one receptacle on it there may be other appliances drawing amps off of the same breaker. To test this theory try the kettle in other parts of the house and see if it trips a different breaker.
Irma Kerluke
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoCheck the wattage or amperage of your kettle. It sounds like you are overloading the circuit. Most circuits will be on a 15 amp breaker. If the circuit has more that one receptacle on it there may be other appliances drawing amps off of the same breaker. To test this theory try the kettle in other parts of the house and see if it trips a different breaker.
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoBecause the switch gets heated and it expands so it turns off itself
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How do you bring water to a boil?
1) Put water into a kettle2) Light a fire 3) Put the kettle on the fire 4) Wait until it boils
What happens to the mass of water in a tea kettle when it boils?
The liquid mass is partly converted to a gas (steam, water vapor), so if this escapes, the mass is no longer there. The steam can, however, be captured and condensed, and used again (as in steam engines).
Where does water go to when it boils?
when water boils it evaporates in to air
What effect does adding a solute have on the boiling of solution?
The solution freezes at a lower temperature and boils at a higher temperature.
How much is melting point?
Water boils at 212 oF and freezes at 32 oF; it boils at 100 oC and freezes at 0 oC
What is happening inside the kettle with water?
If you put heat under the kettle, the water eventually boils. If it's an electric kettle, you plug it in and switch on the electricity.
What type of switch would be used to switch on a kettle?
Its called a bi-metallic switch, which switches off when the kettle boils, as the switch is made from two layers of different metals, which expand at different rates when heated, which causes the sandwich of the two metals to "bend" when it heats up.
What energy transfer takes place in a kettle?
the kettle boils and then the energy comes out as steam
How does a Crofton Electric Water Kettle work?
There is a heating element in the kettle. As the water boils, the inner temperature of the kettle rises. Once the boiling temperature is reached, a small thermostat is triggered which turns the kettle off, so as to not boil continually. This thermostat works optimally with the lid on the kettle fully closed, if the lid is not fully closed, it does not switch the kettle off as quickly.
What whistles without lips boils but is hollow?
Kettle
What part of speech is the word boils?
An adverb, boil is the verb. Both boil and boils are verbs. Verbs are "doing " words, such as smile, lick, hunt, enjoy, kiss, drive, swim, dive and sink. Mary was told to boil the kettle. Mary often boils the kettle.
When the kettle boils how hot is the steam in celsius?
It will be the boiling point of water: 100oC
Of a kettle boils and water turns to steam is it a chemical or physical reaction?
Its a chemical reaction :]
What place would have the temperature of 100 degrees celsius?
The inside of a kettle as water boils.
How does an electric kettle know to switch off when the water is boiling?
First, a 'Bi-metallic Strip' consisting of two different metals, having different 'Coefficients of Expansion', fused together in a two-layer strip which is connected electrically to the kettle element power supply. It is placed in a chamber, generally in the kettle handle, where steam from the top of the kettle can come into contact with the chamber holding the metal strip. (Not with the strip itself). When at room temp., the electrical contacts are closed allowing current to flow to the Element when power is switched on. When the kettle boils, steam is passed around the chamber that contains the strip, causing it to heat up. The metal having the higher 'C of E' of the two making up the bi-metal strip, will expand more than the other, causing the strip to bend and open the contacts, thus shutting off the power.
What happens when a tea kettle whistles?
When a tea kettles water boils, steam exits the hole in the sound of a loud whistle.
Can you bath your stardox alien?
yes but do it is boiling water and but t in the kettle while it boils then after put it in the fridge
