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Maybe the UK just has a more developed market, but places like John Lewis almost certainly sell a kettle that meets all those points. It'll be pricey.

But places like Argos will too.

This one is only £20 and hits all their points: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8528728?clickSR=slp:term:ket...

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Hi, author here. I do think that the UK probably has one of the more develop kettle markets (I was extra surprised when my extra expensive kettle bought in the UK didn't have a limescale mesh, considering high calcium levels in London and elsewhere in the UK).

And, not trying to be snarky, but with the kettle you list one has to open the lid (or lift it up) to get a sense of how much water is in there. One of the requirements listed in the article is for the water level to be shown to the user.

I bought my dad a kettle from Tesco 5 years ago for £5. He uses it daily and it still works.

Re scaling, he uses bottled water (which may upset some people, I'm sorry) but you can buy 5 ltr bottles for £1 and you get no scaling at all. His kettle inside is as good as new. inside.

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