Waeco MCK750
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:42 pm
Waeco MCK 750
12 volt kettle
750ml capacity
RRP $49.95
We purchased a Waeco kettle before we went away to the gulf for the sole purpose of making water hot easily. To put it bluntly, the waeco is a huge disappointment. I have tried to boil water with it twice now. Once while we were away staying at the beach and once about 10 minutes before I sat down to write this.
The first time at the beach we set the kettle going and after 5 minutes of nothing happening I carefully packed it back away thinking that it was broken.
Cleaning the van out just now we came across the kettle. I decided I would try it again and actually measure current draw and time it took to boil. The kettle used a solid 13.5amps for the time I had it running. The water went from "tap" temperature to just luke warm after 20 minutes.
I again gave up on getting the water to boil. My guess is it would take close to an hour. That equates to 13.5 amps used from the battery supply or in other words just under twice the supply that the solar panels can put in in the same amount of time.
I give it a rating of 1 out of 10. The only reason it got 1 is because eventually it would have boiled. Best way to boil water for around the same price as this kettle is one of the portable gas stoves and a billy.
12 volt kettle
750ml capacity
RRP $49.95
We purchased a Waeco kettle before we went away to the gulf for the sole purpose of making water hot easily. To put it bluntly, the waeco is a huge disappointment. I have tried to boil water with it twice now. Once while we were away staying at the beach and once about 10 minutes before I sat down to write this.
The first time at the beach we set the kettle going and after 5 minutes of nothing happening I carefully packed it back away thinking that it was broken.
Cleaning the van out just now we came across the kettle. I decided I would try it again and actually measure current draw and time it took to boil. The kettle used a solid 13.5amps for the time I had it running. The water went from "tap" temperature to just luke warm after 20 minutes.
I again gave up on getting the water to boil. My guess is it would take close to an hour. That equates to 13.5 amps used from the battery supply or in other words just under twice the supply that the solar panels can put in in the same amount of time.
I give it a rating of 1 out of 10. The only reason it got 1 is because eventually it would have boiled. Best way to boil water for around the same price as this kettle is one of the portable gas stoves and a billy.