Buying through Amazon Australia will tell you where its being shipped from. If you check on the right hand side where the price is, and where you tell it to add to cart or to buy, it will say whether its coming from the UK or USA. As a Prime member I can also choose to only buy things shipping from Australia. I can’t remember if thats open to all. IN any case if its coming from anywhere else I don’t buy.
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AmazonAU posts a proviso that products shipped from another market may be different than our domestic products.
An obvious issue a few still do not grasp are electrical goods from the USA and some other countries where there can be 2 issues, one being they are 110-120V 60Hz, not 110-240V 50-60Hz, and the other not having the green tick for electrical safety as required in Australia. ‘230-240V’ countries? Different plug configurations and that pesky green tick. If one wants to stay 100% legal one will need a sparky to replace an incompatible plug, typically $120 call-out plus parts, or use a plug adapter, but that does not resolve the green tick issue.
Why is the green tick a big thing? At the end of the day if an electrical product causes a fire and it is found not to have the green tick, an insurance claim will be refused because the product is technically illegal to connect to the mains and thus nullifies cover.
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With the Breville water dispenser (model VKJ318) outlined in an earlier post, this machine isn’t made by Breville Australia. It will be made by Newell Brands, using their own manufacturer/supplier and using the name ‘Breville’ which has been licensed for their use. This means that the Breville water dispenser (model VKJ318) isn’t available for purchase in Australia and has been made for other foreign markets.
One should take care when buying known brands from foreign sellers, as it is possible, like in the case of Breville, that its brand name has been licensed to another company for their use on their own products. This means that while a brand name may be familiar in Australia, one should not assume that since the brand is available in Australia that a product has been made for the Australian market and satisfies Australian electrical safety requirements (EESS).
Breville water dispenser (model VKJ318) won’t meet the EESS as the peak electricity consumption is 3000W, which exceeds the maximum allowed on a single circuit 10A power point in Australia. 10A power points are those installed standard within Australian homes. Use of this water dispenser in Australia may cause overloading of power point (and circuit) it is plugged into and thus potentially overheating the switch and wiring, causing a potential fire hazard.
This is why it is extremely important that mains connect products are not imported to Australia by consumers (i.e. buying from foreign sellers) as they pose significant risks. One needs to check that any mains connected devices bought in recent years has the EESS compliance tick on the device. The EESS tick is usually located near the power inlet to the device or where electricity rating/model numbers of the device are presented.
The other danger of this product is it comes with a UK power socket. Being 3000W, it is unlikely any conversion socket adapter available in Australia will be rated for 3000W (they will be rated for 10A/2400W - such as this example). This may increase the likelihood of an electric shock/electrocution or be a potential fire hazard.
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Yes. Westinghouse make what you’re after. They make a 2litre and a 4 litre. We have the 4 litre model and have had it for over a year and use it every day. We have had no problems with it. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for adding that.
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My kids gave me this Kleva instant dispenser that I love! It holds a bit over 2L of water, and does an instant automatic fill of 200mls of boiling water and stops automatically. It will often spit out another few drops which can go in a removable drip tray at the bottom, if you’ve already removed your cup.
If you want more than 200 mls, you tap the button twice to start a continuous stream. Then tap it again when you’re done. I like coffee with a fair bit of milk, which means my mug often gets a bit too cool. So I put 200 mls of boiling water in it, wait a few seconds for the mug to warm up, then pour the water back in the top of the dispenser and start my ‘brewing’.
I found a great trick which is to add the (instant) coffee and sweetener into the mug, have my carton of milk ready, push the button and begin stirring the coffee so it dissolves quickly, and while the hot water is still being dispensed, I pour a big slosh of milk in the mug. This heats the milk as well, and the finished product is excellent.
I don’t measure the milk, but if I’m a bit heavy-handed, I can push the button on top to stop the water instantly before the 200mls is dispensed. I’ve occasionally dispensed only a tiny slosh to dissolve salt or something. Handy.
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Have you looked at double walled insulated kettles.
ie: Philips 7000 Series Double Walled Kettle HD9396/90 | MYER
note I haven’t used either of my examples
Use a vacuum flask to keep the excess water hot between cuppas.
Pour out first cuppa from kettle, empty excess into flask. Fill kettle from flask. Pour out second cup Refill for next cup etc. etc.
Or buy a smaller kettle.
I have been thinking about one of these. My husband dislikes water from the tap and our current fridge doesn’t have the water dispenser in the door which he loved in our old one. I on the other hand, drink anything but do love aerated water. Definitely a luxury though would also solve an issue around here.
