[DIY] Fix a Riviera & Bar Kettle

18 February 2017 diy

I own a Riviera&Bar Kettle model QD 658 A. It’s been working for years, but recently it started to go crazy. It would start heating to 100┬░C by itself as if a ghost pressed the button. This article explains how to fix this.

Explanations:

• The problem is caused by water that leaked in the top of the handle, where the control panel is.
• This leak comes from the two holes on the top of the handle, where the screws are.
• Water will enter the holes only if you fill the kettle over the “max” sign.

Things to know:

• The fix consists in cleaning the control panel for the water and rust.
• To prevent the leak for happening again, I recommend filling the holes with silicon grease
• There is only one tricky part, that is removing the “metal” cap on the handle.
• There are only two screws that hold this cap, then you have to push and pull firmly.
• You don’t need to cut any of the zip ties :-)