Seems like a good price from a reputable brand. This would be particularly handy if you need access to hot drink water throughout the day (e.g. baby formula).
From my brief googling, other retailers are selling it at $279+ (and appears without the extra filters included)
This would be particularly handy if you need access to hot drink water throughout the day (e.g. baby formula)
Obviously stick to what you're comfortable with but getting bub used to room temp formula will make life that little bit easier at feed time.
How do you mix the formula in water that’s room temperature?
Same as you would with warm water, dump the powder in a bottle of water, screw on lid with cap and shake.
Maybe they mix better nowadays then as a few years ago I always had to use warm-hot water for formula to mix properly.
These are commonplace in Japan and I always thought it would be great if we had one for the purpose of preparing formula at the time.
I'm guessing this would cost a fair bit in electricity consumption as well in the continuous mode.
As philsw said above - Costco excluded so title is incorrect. Probably why they are offering the $50 discount - to remain competitive during the promotion period.
These are much better electricity wise because you heat exactly what you need. Continuous mode means if you want any other amount of mls.
I have cheap one only issue is that it can't hit 100 degrees. Not sure how well this would be.
Wait… so you down voted this deal because the only use you could think of for this was mixing formula, and that you think you could do that with room temperature so you don't need this, and also because you don't know how this small appliance actually works?
No. No and No.
My neg will be removed by the mods I'm sure but I was just bringing attention to the fact the title was wrong and you can't claim the $50.
Philsw mentioned it 6 hours ago but we still have muppets 4 hours ago asking about the promotion validity. I guess my evil plan of bringing this to people's attention buying at 5 am failed.
Edit: there you go - title fixed and neg removed. Enjoy your purchase everyone.
Don't think that's a valid reason to neg this post
Can we please confirm if Costco is excluded from the promotion? I don’t seem to see this in the promotion T&C?
Reference:
Cash Back Offer is only open to individuals who are Australian residents 18 years and above (“Claimant”) who submit a Claim during the Promotional Period. Corporations, companies, body corporate bodies, groups, organisations and any other corporate bodies and non-corporate bodies are not eligible to participate.
4. Employees and the immediate families of the Promoter and of Promoter’s retail partners and agencies associated with this Promotion are ineligible to participate in the Promotion.
Section 5 says Costco is excluded as per philsw's comment
Saw that now!! Thanks for confirming sbeecs and philsw
There are, actual, differences. The Kogan one doesn’t do temperature variations, it doesn’t filter its water, and it looks unattractive on the bench. I, also, suspect the Philips one will be better quality.
However, I think people should just use a fast boil jug. These things do look like a waste of electricity.
Costco is, usually, excluded from these sort of “cash back” promotions.
I not sure, I have a an aldi one that has multiple temps and cup sizing and that cost me $49
These are better for electricity because you only heat the water you need. Kettle boils usually minimum 500mls.
Ah, I’m thinking of them like old fashioned urns. You might be right. It would be interesting to get a comparison.
If people have the Breville Bambino you can get a cup of hot water out of it using the steaming wand and pressing two of the buttons.
@asa79: I have a problem with “buy the cheapest”. There is a price for landfill as well. I went through a few Breville Wizz food processors before I bit the bullet on a Magimix and it hasn’t missed a beat in, roughly, 15 years. I can’t talk about these water heaters but my philosophy is to try to get longevity and function to balance against price. I would be doing a bit of investigation on reviews, build quality, plastics used, etc before pulling the trigger.
@try2bhelpful: same with waffle makers and toasters. with these things, there's the "overloaded with bells" and then there's the ones that lasts only for a few months unless you like eating infused melted plastic or peeled telfon.
optimal to get a good price for a product that falls somewhat in between…
@slowmo: Yup, ya need to get the bang for buck and ya need to take everything into account; including the cost of manufacturing and disposal on the planet. Ya also need to look at how you will use it. Sometimes a “bell and whistle” is worth it if you use it a lot but, mostly, we fall back to doing the same functions over and over.
@asa79: It’s based on odds. I’m retired and an urban walker. The amount of cheap, low end electronics you see people put out to be collected is just depressing.
Looks like a rebadge/slight rengineer of https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/product/westinghouse-ins… - and also the Philips water filters are a rebadge of the Brita ones, aren't they? Philips, you've done it again! :)
FWIW this is a lemon: https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/product/westinghouse-whi… - had one and it failed after 3 weeks, the Westinghouse one above has been going strong two years for me
Thanks for the info. How is the power consumption on these things?
Negligible, it only operates the element when heating the water - saves having to boil a half kettle when you only want a single cup of tea. It still uses the same amount when actually heating the water as the electrons gotta heat the water somehow :)
If cooking though and say you want to pre-boil a full kettle of water before putting in a saucepan, a kettle does work better in that situation.
Cheaper than getting one of the plumbed-in zip instant hot water taps, too.
If you have parents/relatives with dementia with mobility problems, pressing a button on this unit is easier than having to fill/lift/twist a heavy kettle, too.
Thanks for the info. Yeah, as you get older having to pick up heavy kettles is a PITA.
this is a good point, it's also a dangerous exercise as one gets older as they transfer hot water from kettles into a thermos flask for warm/hot water throughout the day.
this just removes that risk from the equation, you just need to do regular maintenance on the appliance.
How hot can it get at Max temperature?
It says 100 deg but it's high nineties (I tested with a temp probe)
Yer I get around 90 in my cheap instant hot water. I'm looking for a unit that gets over 95
Anyone who says this is a waste of electricity doesn't know how these things work. They don't constantly hold warm/hot water - they instantly heat water. It's the same tech used in pod/keurig coffee machines. Meaning they use next to no electricity until you use it, where it takes 5-10s to pour a cup.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The word continuous is ambiguous on this occasion.
it's the same with continuous hot water heater for houses, there are heaters that don't have a giant water tank for hot water, it just heats up the water that is passing through the heating elements, and you can have 10 hour long showers as long as you can afford the gas and water for it. :)
this is very similar to the tefal quick cup sometime ago but with more variations on the temp. this tech is nothing new, but somehow there's so much resistance from people who have just been using kettles their whole lives. really odd.
The point of difference with the Philips unit is the water filtration. Pretty big claims to be able to remove PFOA, so the filters would be pretty pricey as refills. Wonder if the unit also disables itself if you don't put a filter in it.
I have this one: https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/product/westinghouse-whi…
It has worked well for the 2 months that we have had it. Just keep in mind that the hotter the water you required the slower it will flow to keep the temperature up.
Overall, it works well, except when I am needing 2L of hot water to put into the pot to a quickly book soup or cook noodles. For those, a kettle or induction stove is better.
Boiling is sufficient to kill pathogenic bacteria, viruses and protozoa (WHO, 2015).
there's some caveats, probably for majority of people in australia.However, in cases like a big difference in altitudes, and dodgy water sources (which sometimes nsw gets) , you need to hold the boil by 1-3 mins or longer.
ref: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Cont…
I would say it wouldn't disable if no filter, it's just a double chamber water attachment at back which holds the filter in, and there is a magnetic float sensor to tell the unit to stop if the water reservoir has run dry
Water flow is pretty slow. I wouldn't use this as a replacement for a Kettle.
Cheaper alternative and for anyone disliking dick smith / Kogan warranty claims :
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/instant-hot-water-dispenser…
My electricity bill had gone up at least 20% since it takes so much power to heat up that water to 98 degree in few seconds , but still love it .
Water for babies needs to be boiled/sterilised first, so how would you use this to speed up the process? Currently we use cold (pre-boiled) kettle water, then a small amount of freshly boiled water to get to the desired temperature. Would you boil the water and then add it to the machine which keeps it at the right temp?
Correct water babies needs to be boiled first and cooled so not sure I would be comfortable using this.
We used to boil water and put in sterilised baby bottle store that in fridge and when needed heat that bottle with hot water to correct temp.
am glad i dont have to do this anymore….but, i used to put pre-boiled water in the bottle, let it cool and store boiled hot water in the thermos flask so i dont have to boil the water all the time when i need to make one
Does anyone know if I can use the Brita/Kmart water filter replacements for this?
I'm pretty sure you can use the philips filters in a brita filter so should work the other way around.
FYI Costco is excluded from the cashback promotion..
"Please note that Costco is not a participating retail store for this Promotion."