On Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:32:31 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

>On 4/6/2016 11:15 AM, Janet wrote:
>>
>> We don't just use them to make tea, you know.
>
>I can understand that. Americans have use for boiling water too but for
>some reason, these kettles are not that popular in the US. I have no
>explanation of why this is so.

Most of you guys only have a 110V power supply, right?
That's one good reason right there. 220/240V is going to do the job
much faster. 110V would be very slow.