Exactly. At some point I figured out I only heat water. (Tired of cleaning it.) So I left it on the curb (poof, gone). I learned a normal small pot boils water faster anyway. Felt really stupid (facepalm) about that.
Fair enough! Looks like there is a big difference in electricity between US and UK as well? I am in Australia and we use our kettle (with several different preset temperatures) all the time.