Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69970 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Philips
• Model: HD4690/00
• Released on: 2006-06-01

Manufacturer's Description
The HD4690 Kettle forms part of the Aluminium Collection which is designed to radiate quality without compromise.

It has been designed to form the most attractive collection of kitchen appliances.

Made from Anodised Aluminium it is one of the most versatile metals on earth. Lightweight yet strong, corrosion resistant, fingerprint resistant and scratch proof.

Customer Reviews

The worst kettle ever.
This is the worst kettle (as far as im aware) you could buy.

I grant you it looks nice, and I brought this along with the matching toaster (another product not to touch, and will review in a minute) and blender (ok so far, but it get's little use).

I brought the kettle several months before I moved house, and it remained in its packaging until then, within a couple of months of use I started to notice a small amount of water on the base when I lifted the kettle. Initially I put this down to having been spilled by myself or partner either lifting or replacing the kettle. The couple of drops of water have now turned, into a massive puddle which needs to mopped up with a tea towel. The kettle has been in use for about a year now, we keep it on a tea towel to absorb the water, and only fill it when we need to use it, and any remaining water gets emptied out. Leaving it full overnight would certainly not be a good idea!

Between the kettle and toaster Philips have ensured that i never buy another product from them, I just hope that I never have the misfortune of being hooked up to any of their medical equipment.

I would have left this review sooner but these things always take longer to get around to than you expect.

Capable Kettle
I got this kettle as part of a set with the matching Philips toaster. It has the same stylish aluminum body that the other items in the range have, with an attractive blue-purple light that illuminates the kettle when it switches on.

It seems well built, with the handle situated well away from the main body of the kettle to help avoid having to touch any hot surfaces. There's also a handy button-activated lid which is wide enough to help avoid any splashes or spillages. After scalding myself numerous times on the stubborn lid of my last kettle, this is more than a welcome relief. The inside of the kettle is easy to clean with the concealed element, and the scale filer seems straightforward to maintain, even though our water isn't that hard anyway.

It's a fairly quiet kettle, which is probably why they included a bell in the base to ring once the boil cycle has finished. Sadly, it also seems to ring whenever you pick it up and move it around, giving me flashbacks to various jangly children toys I've owned in the past.

Not really the sort of sound you want to hear coming from a top-of-the-line kettle like this, but it's a minor gripe. It looks good, and it does the job whilst removing a lot of the small annoyances that I've had with other kettles. Hopefully it'll last long enough to more than justify its price tag.

I would not buy it again
I have had this kettle 11 months and it has started to leak around the base similar to other earlier reviews. Initially I was very pleased with it. It looks attractive and seemed well made. I was surprised at the matt aluminium finish and did not like it at first but have got used to it. I would have bought other products in the range until it started to leak. Currently I am trying to get it replaced under guarantee.