NORPRO 559 Immersion Heater for Warming Liquids
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of NORPRO 559 Immersion Heater for Warming Liquids
Customer Review: Used once and oops!
Summary: 1 Stars
It would have been good if the directions that came with this unit told me that if I pull the unit out of water while it is still plugged in, it will short out and cease to work. It heated up the first cup of tea and I was impressed, I then proceeded to pull it out of the water first and then unplugged it. I went to heat up another cup of tea and the unit was completely dead! Nothing! I left it in the water 20 minutes, unplugged it, tried it twice more, half an hour the next time...nothing. The unit died. It seemed strange for such a simple unit to fry so quickly...but it did so i can't say anything good about this purchase. Don't buy it..Customer Review: Works well as long as immersed
Summary: 5 Stars
The immersion heater works great. Takes only 2 or 3 minutes to get piping hot water for coffee or tea, a little longer if you like lattes. Wish I could use it in other liquids rather than just plain water, but any particulates in the water, like milk or coffee, would cling to the coil. I think cleaning it would require a toothbrush. The man of the house forgot about it, walked off and let the water boil away until the coil was above the water. It doesn't work that way. The house is still standing, but the immersion heater is toast. Recommend allowing (some) men to use it only with proper supervision.Customer Review: Broke after a few months
Summary: 2 Stars
I "used to" love this product! I use it in my office to heat water for tea, using it about 3-4 times per week for the last 4 months. One day, I accidentally left it hanging on the outside of my mug, rather than the inside in the water. Well, long story short it hasn't worked since.
And because the product is such a simple piece of equipment (and the fact that I'm not an electrician), I'm unable to fix it.
I will replace this with a better product, probably spend a bit more money and make an investment.
Bottom line: You get what you paid for.
Customer Review: As so many others warned ~~~ lasted about 10 cups
Summary: 1 Stars
As so many others warned ~~~ lasted about 10 cups..
Very annoying because I loved this while it was working..
I am thinking of buying several and hoping one works,
but I really hate to reward such sub standard design/workmanship.
I made extra care to submerge the heater at all times while plugged in..
I dont even let it boil usually.
Because I put a thermometer in the cup and stop it around 180-200..
It died today at 175 F.
I wondered what was taking so long and noticed the temp actually dropping..
Customer Review: Poor Quality
Summary: 1 Stars
UPDATE 02/10/2011: I had initially given this 5 stars because it seemed to work so well, BUT the sucker gave up the ghost on me yesterday...completely. Poor quality...avoid it.
I've used it twice and it has worked really good both times. The first was in about 8 oz of COLD coffee I had in the fridge and it got it hot in about 5 minutes....still with the original taste. The second time I had to heat up some luke warm coffee and it did this in about 30 to 60 seconds.
So far, really like this little gem.....we will see how it holds up.