Does this kettle have the low-pitched, fog-horn type whistle or the traditional high pitched shrill whistle?
1267969
Mine certainly does not have a high pitched shrill whistle. I am not sue if that is how it supposed to be though
1267970
I generally take mine off the burner at the first sign of a faint whistle so I'm not sure what happens if I let it go longer.
1267971
I'm afraid the whistle is not very impressive. I would not call it shrill. Love everything else about this kettle. Looks and performs great every day.
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.
139029
This item is strictly to boil water. When the water boils, it starts to whistle. Brewing of tea is done in a teapot, not a teakettle.
2021714
The whistle on a Chantal teakettle starts low but rises to a pretty piercing level. My husband was quite hard of hearing but he could hear it even before it got to it's highest level. Hope this helps.
2021715
It is quite loud, especially as it boils and goes into second stage whistle. I live in a condo, and I always rush to the stove because I am worried neighbors will think it is a fire alarm when it whistles. I suspect the whistle is about as loud as you will find on a tea kettle.
973840
I just watched a How It's Made program on the Science Channel on making these whistles. They are made of brass that is nickel plated. At least the UK version is.
2037293
Oh my goodness! This is the loudest, most shrill whistle I've ever had on a tea kettle! I think that she ll definitely hear it!
765351
It doesn't whistle. The steam shoots out as the pressure builds and it's loud, but I don't believe there is an actual whistle. And yes, that part of the apparatus can be unscrewed, but that may effect functionality.
748724
There were two different ones made. Hard to tell from pic which one it is. The original tea kettle had three small holes in the spout and sounded like a train whistle. The newer kettles have slits in the spout and just make high pitched whistle.
1189024
The boiling is audible, but it is literally the sound of water boiling, the unit itself is almost silent. The unit does not whistle. There is an LED light that is illuminated a purple color when the unit is working, and it turns off when the water is at boiling point.
2070983
Unfortunately it does not have a whistle.Please be very careful with the copper base. Our kettle had the base glued on and it fell apart after a month or two. We are very disappointed with the quality.
403619
Yes, it does. It's a great kettle. Makes enough noise to wake the dead too, which is what I need.
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.
2144902
No it's pretty quiet - doesn't whistle or anything like that. It's definitely quieter than my last kettle and boils quicker, too.
139028
It boils water. The whistle leaves much to be desired. There is not a steeping basket and no mechanism to percolate water through anything.
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.
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.