Anyone managed to dismantle a Magimix Kettle (model 11691)

[Phil Addison]

... like this one http://www.magimix.com/index.php?rid=196&cid=22847&lg=502

This is our third one, Magimix having replaced the previous two due to failure of the lid
to either stay closed or failing to open. Now after 18 months this one is also failing to
stay closed. As its 4.5 years since we originally bought it I doubt they'll do another
replacement (but I'll try!!), so I have been trying to strip it down to see what the
underlying trouble is. Problem is, I can't dismantle the bloody thing. The lid is fixed to
a large plastic hinge assembly with the catch inside the fat lid, and the hinge assy
attached to the body by a couple of machine screws. After taking these out the hinge/lid
assy remains firmly fixed to the stainless steel inner kettle body, almost as if its
superglued. On the other hand it might be just sealant holding it on but moderate force
won't shift it and I'm loathe to apply more for fear of breaking it.

I've got the kettle base off easily enough but that just reveals the element and stat. The
handle doesn't have any obvious detachable parts so I suspect the lid has to come off
first.

Has anyone defeated this beast?

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Phil Addison

[Mr Fixit]

replying to rjbrook , Mr Fixit wrote:
> rjbrook wrote:
>
> Phil, were you successful? One side of my hinge has failed and despite
removing the screws inside the kettle, nothing seems to be moving.
> Richard


Hello, just had the same problem with the lid. To remove it I gently
prised the stainless steel back off the handle from the top. Just used a
kitchen knife. This exposes 3 screws one holding the button assembly in
place the other 2 holding the handle to the lid assembly. Remove all three
plus the two you can access and off comes the lid assembly in one piece.
In my case one of the hinges had snapped off so the lid was not opening or
closing properly. More concerning however was the rust inside the kettle
and lid. It's all in the bin now.

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[press...@gmail.com]

So this is what you do. After years of lamenting the lids on these great kettles I have finally found the answer. You do NOT need to take the whole lid off. What you do is carefully prise the chrome top off the lid using a knife and being careful not to damage the rubber washer around the edge. This will expose the internal mechanism. It is too difficult to explain here how this mechanism works inside, but let's just say part of my lever was loose and I secured it with a tiny bit of gaffer tape. Snap the chrome top back on the lid making sure the rubber washer sticking out as before and it's job done. Unfortunately I had dismantled the entire kettle before I realised this and broke part of the handle so I may yet have to buy a new kettle. Please don't make the same mistake!

[chris French]

In message <b29d25f6-ef69-49c7...@googlegroups.com>,
press...@gmail.com writes

I might try that on ours, but as well as the lid being stuck, it looks
like one side of the hinge has broken as the lid is wonky and water
comes out the side of the lid when you pour.

I stuffed in the cellar awaiting a roundtuit and bought a stainless
steel kettle from tesco
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Chris French

[Davey]

On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 12:20:54 -0800 (PST)
press...@gmail.com wrote:

> On Tuesday, 26 March 2013 16:45:52 UTC, Phil Addison wrote:
> > ... like this one
> > http://www.magimix.com/index.php?rid=196&cid=22847&lg=502

snip

> Unfortunately I had dismantled the entire kettle before I realised
> this and broke part of the handle so I may yet have to buy a new
> kettle. Please don't make the same mistake!
>

That sounds like my dismantling of a clothes dryer to replace the belt
idler wheel, to discover that it was, in fact, possible by just
removing a few screws. Simple if you knew how.

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Davey.

[Davey]

On 9 Feb 2014 11:19:24 GMT
Huge <Hu...@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:

> That's one of the big issues with DIY - whenever you come to fix
> something, it's generally the first time you've done it, and you
> don't know what a working one looks like because you've only seen one
> example, and that's broken...
>
>

"It all makes Work for the Working Man to do".


The few words that can stop a man's heart:

"I cleared up that intidy table in the back room, the one with all
those loose bits all over it".

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Davey.

[John Rumm]

On 12/11/2015 02:03, Phil Addison wrote:

> After a break of a couple of years from DIY, this kettle lid finally got so troublesome I
> took another look at it today, and with the advice from here I’m pleased to say after a

Hello Phil,

Nice to see you back!


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Cheers,

John.

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[tgmf]

replying to Mr Fixit, tgmf wrote:
Leaks are often from small cracks in the transparent plastic water gauge - try
dribbling in a little Gorilla glue via the port at the bottom of the inside of
the kettle. I stops all leaks but sacrifices use of the the water level gauge

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[Hobbit54]

replying to pressnights, Hobbit54 wrote:
I had the same problem, but it was due to the return spring no longer fully
pushing the latch back to the engage point, bodged it using a slice of eraser
and some glue to fix it in place to enhance the return. Thanks for the
information on how to access the mechanism.

[Max Demian]

On 15/05/2017 20:14, Hobbit54 wrote:
> replying to pressnights, Hobbit54 wrote:
> I had the same problem, but it was due to the return spring no longer fully
> pushing the latch back to the engage point, bodged it using a slice of
> eraser
> and some glue to fix it in place to enhance the return. Thanks for the
> information on how to access the mechanism.

Only three years old that one.

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Max Demian

[Narshi Pishavadia]

replying to Phil Addison, Narshi Pishavadia wrote:
I had the same problem with my originally purchased Magimix kettle, for which
Magimix, to their credit at the time, were prompt in replacing. However, the
replacement kettle has also suffered the lid failure, after less than 2 years'
normal use. This rather suggests a design fault and I also intend to approach
Magimix about a permanent solution. Good luck to both of us.