I can't find that it whistles when boiling, just an auto shut off. Does it whistle? If so, how loud is the whistle? Is the boiling very loud as well?
51895
The kettle does not whistle. The boiling is very vigorous on the high setting, but if I am two rooms away, I cannot hear it shut off.
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.
51897
There is no whistle.The noise is comparable to any other electric kettle that we have owned, distinct but when boiling less than just before coming to the boil.
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!
51899
I'm sorry, I can't help you here. I don't remember anything about the whistle nor the sound level of the boiling. My concern was with the manner of showing the temperature of the water; it didn't fit my needs.
4560
I have this exact one and I can verify that MINE does not whistle! I love it anyway, but yes, you have to keep an eye on it!
1189021
The boiling is not loud at all and it does not whistle. We are VERY happy with the unit.
461168
I find it loud enough, but it's not piercing (I've had that type.) Should be heard in the next room, but not if folks wander too far. Something to remember is that usually the steam whistles will not produce sound once the water has boiled away. It's a pain - I let my last kettle cook away because I had put it on with the whistle spout in the "up" position. (Kettle base was so hot that it popped the seal at its edge.) You can't do that with this one: the whistle is down and in place unless your hand is on the handle pressing the release.
1109315
You can hear a small noise of the heating, nothing intrusive, and after the water has boiled, you hear a little click to indicate the kettle has turned off. These noises are nothing like the whistle of a regular tea kettle. I keep 2 kettles, one at home and one at work, and both are rather quiet.
179581
It shuts off when it begins to boil. (And it doesn't turn on again unless you restart it.) LOVE it.
679748
No there is no whistle. The kettle is switched on by the rocker switch on the top of the handle and when it is boiling the water there is an internal light that looks blue (as in the pic) this goes out when it boils and switches itself off.
1756689
I just bought the same one, and it doesn't whistle either, after two tries with two water levels, with water at full rolling boil. Will exchange to see whether another one works better.
1236804
As others have noted, mine doesn't whistle at all. That is a problem that never even occurred to me before i purchased this--you can forget it's even heating without the whistle and boil the kettle dry. Is this a fire hazard? Too bad, it's a great product otherwise but if I can't figure out how to fix or replace the whistle then I don't want it in my home (fire hazard).
794185
Yes, it will stay up and NOT whistle if you don't want it to. I rarely use the whistle when boiling water due to how loud it is.
568768
you can get 4 mugs of water in it. gee I have never timed it. this was a gift for a blind person. he doesn't use a stove anymore so needed a whistle kettle that was electric. I was finding it hard to find one. the whistle isn't very loud but not to bad. I would say it takes maybe 3 min. to heat to boiling for a full kettle. it just seemed very fast. I will be visiting him on Thurs. I can time it for you and reply again. lol uses it quite often and still running great.
1119399
Yes, there is a whistle feature. When the temperature in the pot rises, the whistle blows signaling that it is time to turn the heat down and close the exhaust valve on top.
594796
Well it does make some sounds, the water as it is heating it up and when it reaches the end of the water makes a hissing sound the sane as water landing on a red hot coil. Nothing that I would call annoying at all but certainly signaling the end of the brewing. The whole process is only about 2 to 3 minutes. I hope this helps. I enjoy my coffee maker 3 or 4 times a day.
1120660
I don't know. We've owned 3 or 4 of these kettles and every one of them has had this problem. To clarify, the whistles themselves don't fail. The whistle mechanism is mounted in a hinged spout cover, which is spring loaded. The spring is necessary to keep the spout cover closed tightly. What we observe is the spring and/or hinge mechanism weaken over time. The result is the spout cover does not seal adequately in the closed position, even though it _looks_ ok. This allows steam to escape around its perimeter, rather than through the whistle where it's supposed to escape. This means the whistle does not sound loud enough, or at all. Typically we can correct this by pushing the spout cover closed, but if we forget to do so the kettle will boil itself dry and we never hear the whistle.
645114
Good question... because I was wondering the same thing when I bought it. My last kettle was so loud, that my family would make me turn it off when they were trying to watch TV. This kettle is very quiet, and the whole family is happy now! The only thing we had to get used to is that when it finished boiling it has a nice little chime that sounds exactly like our doorbell. It took a few days before people stopped running to the door when the kettle was finished boiling.
625795
Hi, its really no louder than a normal kettle. There is a beep when it hits the set temp. Here is a vid on it. Also I have been using it for over a year now. I like it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGJI5T0AKMw
2144903
No, it is not very loud, it makes noise, but just regular boiling noise, nothing out of the ordinary.