Action #038

Don't overfill your kettle

 
This action has been done 22,084 times which means we've sipped our way to saving roughly 331.26 kg of CO2.

 
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Here's a really easy action you can start doing - only fill your kettle with the water you need. Good thing is (aside from being great for the environment, blah, blah, blah) it takes less time to boil, so quicker cup of tea. Brilliant.

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  • hellen tinu matesun did this action

    dan-ger-ous

    one time i overfilled the kettle and when it had finished boiling in the kettle, the water inside started to bubble up and spill out of the kettle because there was too much water inside of it, and some water splattered on me and burnt me. 15 February 2010, 21:36
  • Steph Young Steph Young and friends did this action and got 12 people to do it too

    COFFEEEEEEE!!!

    I was asked to make the hot drink for the staff meeting, there was iny 4 people so i fiiled 4 mugs up with water the put them in the kettle :):) 10 February 2010, 12:02
  • Romina Power did this action

    kettle

    i never overfill my kettle too 02 February 2010, 16:09
  • Chase Chase and friends did this action and got 2 people to do it too

    And the tea goes on...

    Well, at our house we make an entire pot of tea with all the water and what we do not drink gets put in the fridge and drunk as iced tea later on. 23 January 2010, 18:19
  • Keira Evans did this action

    Kettle

    We have a kettle that only heats one cup of water up at a time. So we never boil too much 14 January 2010, 18:05
  • janice cole janice cole did this action

    too much hot water

    working on this one. It's a life time habit to put too much water in the kettle. Usually I'm rushing about doing a load of things at the same time so don't notice how much water is in the kettle. 08 January 2010, 00:10
  • Alex! :) Alex! :) did this action

    did it :)

    i made a cup of tea for my family, like i do most nights, and i didn't over fill it :) 02 December 2009, 19:50
  • james james did this action

    kettle

    i never overfill my kettle 26 November 2009, 12:37
  • yasmin yasmin did this action

    save water!!!

    i was makin tea 4 me so i only put in a bit in xxlolxx
     19 November 2009, 21:47
  • beatboxing legend Rinor did this action

    i did it but wronge

    one day in my house i was boiling up my kettil it its cool man but thats not the point is that , when i was doin it i did it to 5 thingy u know but then i saved power
    and then when i was poring it vinto my jug it went on my hand isted man so there we go init!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     16 November 2009, 20:26
  • libby libby did this action

    kettel

    i always fill the kettel to the correct amount 14 November 2009, 07:37
  • jacoab jacoab did this action

    making a cup of tea

    i was making my dad a cup of tea (for money) and for once i didnt overfill the kettle 03 November 2009, 17:20
  • Aliyah Debbonaire Aliyah Debbonaire did this action

    Overfilling

    I'm getting better at this, but old habits die hard! When you're cooking or making tea, it's routine to fill it to the top-but I am getting better and now only use a little bit for teas and coffees... 16 October 2009, 11:44
  • Neil T 'waterguy' Neil T 'waterguy' did this action

    don't overfill your kettle

    part of the morning routine - it makes sense ecologically & optimises efficiency :-) 14 October 2009, 08:46
  • Jack Reynolds Jack Reynolds did this action

    done this

    i only use what amount of water i need for one cup 01 July 2009, 13:29
  • rainbowcatcher rainbowcatcher did this action

    eco kettles


    i'm going to buy an eco kettle this week that allows me to use only the amount i need for each drink. Saves water and energy and according to electrical store Curry's they promise "Buy any appliance from us and we recyle your old one for free." so they can have my old leaky one. : )     09 August 2008, 11:01
  • Zelda O'Flannery Zelda O'Flannery did this action

    Hot Shot


    I wish I'd had the foresight to have the hot water on demand spout installed in my kitchen. I missed that boat - so, I got a Sunbeam Hotshot. It heats up a large mug of water very quickly - much faster than running the microwave or heating it on the stove. It also dispenses right into my cup. A quick and easy solution and no waste.     23 July 2008, 11:17
  • jess_skye jess_skye did this action

    Lots of tea


    I drink a lot of tea. And Miso soup too. So I use the kettle a lot and used to overfill it a lot too. But now I have officially stopped overfilling the kettle and shall never do it again. I am very proud to have completef Action 38 and I encourage all you avid tea drinkers to do the same.     27 June 2008, 00:47

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