Filled full, boiled water but tea kettle does not whistle, what am I doing wrong?
144964
Did you forget to close the spout lid? When I forget, it does not whistle. I never fill it full though.
144965
Lol I'm sure your doing nothing wrong. My kettle doesn't whistle all that loud.
169177
Yes, you can adjust it so that it doesn't whistle by lifting the little cap off the spout. But isn't that the point of having a whistling tea kettle? So you know when the water is boiling?Contrary to another review, we feel this is a very well made kettle and are extremely happy with the quality of the piece. I sent two others back before we settled on this one.
4559
It does NOT whistle. There is a small hole in the lid with no other apparent purpose, and I tried to get it to whistle (simply out of curiosity, because I don't need it), but no sound. Otherwise a solid & useful kettle.
920015
I don't think you can find one. I came up empty handed in my search. On person somehow stretched an empty tea bag across the spout in order to make it shut off automatically. It needs some back pressure to make it work. I took things apart and discovered that. I had trashed mine not knowing that was what made the kettle shut off. Sorry I am not of much help.
51896
It does not whistle, it turns off automatically and you can hear the click when it's done. It's not too loud but you can definitely hear it. Boiling is not too loud either. This tea pot is perfect! We use it everyday. Would highly recommend.
55928
I've been using this pot since the early 1980s and the only reason I'm on my second one is use of an abrasive cleanser once when young and stupid. Completely my fault. Anyway, I've never had a problem with the whistles on either pot. I'd return it and get it replaced. You can buy them but you shouldn't have to. See: Alessi 12701 E & B Pitch-Pipes for 9091 Sapper Kettle
2037295
I've found that if I don't fill it with much water, say I only want two cups, it doesn't whistle as loudly as when I fill it with lots of water. Be careful not to overfill it or it can overflow when it boils and put a gas flame out, leaving gas escaping in the house. That happened to me once. :?
1441630
There is only the sound of boiling water for a few seconds and then it shuts off. Shouldn't be a problem.
940591
It does whistle but it isn't an offensive sound! Best kettle I've ever owned and we're Serious tea drinkers
2260098
No beep at all. A blue light is on while heating and the kettle turns itself off when hot
1189022
The sound from the boiling kettle is not very loud. You can hear it from another room but it is not annoying. There is no whistle but you can hear the kettle click off when the water has reached a boil. Hope this info helps!
93934
No I did not have that problem, the whistle didn't work for me though, even after 3 returns / exchanges for the simplex kettle. And that was a BIG problem. For about $200 the kettle ought to whistle! So I finally just gave up and ordered a different kettle that cost about $60 less but actually does whistle, and sheep skin slippers with the left over money since the kettle was a wedding present, so we had to use the money on amazon. Amazon was always helpful with the returns, so that was cool.
1243801
I'm editing my answer! I let the water come to a rolling boil and it whistled! I guess you have to get the water high enough.
1946318
Honestly, it sounds like a safety precaution that prevents the kettle getting turned on when it's empty. A better solution, in my opinion, would be to always have an adequate amount of water in the kettle. In that case it would turn on, the water would boil, and then the kettle would turn off.
1189025
Does not whistle, just a click when it turns off automatically. You can hear it boiling but it is not very loud and that lasts for only about 15 sec.
1433790
No, sorry 2 say, it does not whistle. Or @ least I can say when I see it steaming fast, I take it off he stove & pour the water into my cu
1602431
Unless I've just never figured it out, the top doesn't come off. We just always fill it with the spout, which is pretty broad. When we first got it, it was temperamental about whistling, but now it's consistent. Like one of the other people answered, it has a nice whistle, not as screechy as most kettles. I still think you can get just as nice of a kettle for a lot less money, but this one does look unique on the stove, though admittedly a bit out of place in our diner-like kitchen. It would best in a more modern-looking kitchen.