Tefal kettle defective: On Switch no longer works - iFixit Repair Guide

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Introduction

Tefal Quick Kettle can no longer be turned on (you can feel that the switch doesn't move)

This is a purely mechanical failure ..... you don"t have to work on the electrical parts.

What you need

Step 1 Disassemble the kettle

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Remove the Lid
Remove the two screws (on either side of the handle, on top)
Remove the Handle
The linkage that leads down from the 'switch' has a kind of 'joint' made of flexible plastic
It's obvious that something like this doesn't last forever..... bend it back and forth 1000 times and it breaks.....
Planned obsolescence?

Step 2 Make replacement 'joints'

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Bend 2 new joints using copper wire

Step 3 Drill holes

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Drill two 0.8 mm holes, in each of the 4 plastic ends

Step 4 Install the new joints

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Thread the wires through the holes and adjust them.
To make room for them, shorten each plastic tip by 1 mm

Step 5 Test

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Attention, to test; this little red pin has to be pushed in... otherwise the switch won't click into place

Conclusion

Work through the steps in reverse order to reassemble your device.

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