Smokie I realise I'm a bit like you with TVs, solar, like tech, buy lots of stuff on AZN. That's why I like your posts here ;-)
I bought a couple of these instant water things a couple of years ago. Admittedly they were cheaper models than the ones you link to.
A few observations:
1) they both died and are probably in some horrible landfill now. They sent a replacement for one and that too died. I didn't bother with the other one because, you know, you can see the pattern here. It maybe that you have more luck with a posh model.
2) These models all heat the water on demand. This is different to the built in tap solutions like the Quooker which basically heat a few litres of pressurised water in a thermos-type cylinder to 110C as a ready resource.
3) They only use a 650W heater compared with up to 3KW for a kettle. Given the SHC of water is what determines the time to heat they are actually going to be much slower than a standard kettle for the same amount of water. I always put around just over a cup or two of water in the kettle, and even with this the kettle will be much quicker than these instant heater things.
4) We decided that having cup of tea was also about the social aspect of boiling more for those around at the time, so the kettle filling and then hissing away becomes part of the communal experience. Even asking if someone wants a cuppa and then adding additional water just for them kind of adds to the buy-in of enjoying and taking time together
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