Portobelo Italia tea kettle does not whistle. Is this normal?
1243800
I just got one myself and have the same issue - not normal - the tag indicated that it would...
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.
1017013
No whistling noise on mine. I'm guessing you have one that may be defective. If you used the washer that came with it, I'd try pulling that out first.
1318526
In the beginning of the cycle its quiet but once it's near boiling point and boiling you can hear the bubbling sound of water. The sound is more pronounced when you use it without the lid. It does not whistle like a tea kettle. Just regular water sounds when you boil water in a pot on a stove. I love it. Have been using it to boil water without the lid and it's ready in about 5 minutes or so and hold about 16oz. Hope that helps.
2260100
There is no beep sounds at all. It is a quiet kettle except for the water boiling.
1381395
Make sure the kettle is snapped in correctly...or Perhaps it's faulty...mine turns fine.
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.
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.
1747997
Our bell does not work- not sure if it's faulty or the manual is wrong. It has smoke, but whistle is the only sound it makes.
1019870
Never! I have had the kettle for years and apart from a slight cosmetic blemish on the outside from when I forgot to put water in before I turned on the flame, it is just like new. It doesn't wobble, its whistle is Met Opera quality, and it still shines. I love it.
2238252
Maybe, my brand new one quit and I ran water backwards through the whistle. If you have had it awhile you might try soaking it in CLR. Basically this is an inferior product.
2158384
No it does not whistle, you here it come to a rapid boil and then it clicks off
1071537
No. It does not whistle. It's just a great big stainless steel kettle. Works very well.
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.
64246
With owning whistling kettles in the past, I can see how it can get too hot on the handle and top. If I walk away and am not conscious about the time, it can get warm, but I've only had it too hot to handle once. Sounds like it might have been over filled if it boils over. Technically only meant for drip, not massive amounts of coffee or tea.
51898
It doesn't whistle. The unit makes a noise (something like a grumble) while heating & you can hear it click off when it's reached a boil. I'll admit I originally wanted a whistle, but in the grand scheme of things it wasn't a must-have feature. Our stove-top kettle whistles, but the Vitesses uses so much less energy because it's so fast, rather than turning a gas range on numerous times in the day; you really don't have to wait long enough to need a whistle. By the time I turn it on, get out the tea cup & bag, the water's ready!
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.
1071539
No, there's no whistle, and when I bought it there was no whistle attachment. Still, a nice kettle and I've been happy with it.