Introduction
Replacing this fuse lets the kettle heat water again.
What you need
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Remove the three screws. They are tri-wing or triangular slotted screws. My set labeled them as number 4.
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Once removed the plastic cover comes right off.
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The Thermal Cutoff Fuse is pressed up against the heat element by a spring clip.
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Remove the screw, a standard number 2 phillips head.
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Slide the fiberglass sleeve down and off the fuse
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With ohm meter connected either way the fuse is open. A sure sign that the part is bad.
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Testing the new fuse shows that electricity can flow through it.
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I purchased 5x of SF188E 192 10A/250V SEFUSE on ebay. You can just search for whatever is written on the side of yours.
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Replace the fuse. The black band is down in this picture.
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The difficult part is that this part is not soldered in, it is held together with a crimp band.
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So one must slowly open the band and then crimp it back on the new fuse.
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I really have no good way of doing this, and it is the most time consuming and frustrating part of the whole repair. Take your time with a pick and pliers and slowly open them and replace the fuse.
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Now just slide the fiberglass sleeve back over the fuse.
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Reattach the spring clip to hold the fuse on the heat element.
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Make sure that the clip is directly over the fuse before tightening.
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Replace the plastic cover and install the three tri-wing screws.
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