Spt 3.2-Liter Stainless Hot Water Dispenser

love it
i love this because i am one who puts my tea in the microwave, forgets about it and then has to reheat again. this is great because all you do it press the unlock button and then the express button and you have the perfect temperature water. i use on my oatmeal, for my tea and also to put in a bowl so i can heat up my babys bottle. its great!

WARNING- be sure you always have water in it or it will rust. i had to buy another one becuase we went on a 2 week vacation and the water was really really low. Since it automatically reboils the water when it gets below a certain temperature alot of the water evaporated which lead to no water and the inside rusting. as long as you remember to fill it when it gets low you will be fine. Makes alot of cups of tea.

Convenient and fast
I was happy to receive my hot water dispenser yesterday. The main thing I found lacking in this unit were instructions. They were incomplete and poorly written. There should be a "First time use" section because I know that there must be residue in the unit from manufacture. So, do I run a pot of water through the system, do I let it heat, should I use a cleaner? None of these things were addressed. Also, in the troubleshooting section there's a Problem: Water has an strange smell/taste. Resolution: May be from residue or (something to the effect of) this is how the pot is. Sort of a "get used to it, that's what our appliance is like" attitude.
Does heat amazingly quickly (again, no info in the instructions on how quickly it should heat up so you know if it's working properly or not). It took less than 20 minutes to heat the entire pot but I'm not sure if it was done in 1 minute or 20 because I could not sit and watch it-I just thought 20 minutes was...

does not boil
chose this one for the price and the look. and it does look cool. -but that's really not all i expect from a hot water dispenser.
it is supposed to, at least, at first, BOIL UP THE WATER (that's the basic isn't it) -and then it keeps it warm. BUT IS DOES NOT BOIL. it does only heat up the water to some degree and then it stops and switches to keep warm, no matter how many times you push the reboil button. so it's literally STILL TAP WATER and the GERMS ARE NOT KILLED.

So what difference does it make comparing with drinking the hot water directly from the taps?
it costs me 56 bucks and takes up space on my counter, period.

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