Introduction
Smeg kettle was having a faulty connection. Eventually gave up.
Pretty and expensive, not ready for the landfill. So here is a fix guide
I noticed the connector on the jug had the pin pushed in and damaged.
Ordered the part STRIX U1855 after opening it and noting the part number
I have found the part on Ebay, AllyExpress and Amazon.ca with a range of prices between $12 to $50 canadian dollars
What you need
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Remove 3 Philips screws at the bottom.
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The plastic cover should come off easily. Pry softly on the side to wiggle it out with a pry pick
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Remove the 3 screws that that attached to the main body of the kettle (Red Circles)
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Disconnect the heating element cables. They slide pretty easily without tools. (Green Arrows)
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We need to disconnect the external switch mechanism from the temp sensor assembly. They are connected with a hinge (clear plastic to black plastic) in 4 points.(blue squares on image)
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Carefully dissemble the clear plastic hinge from the temp sensor. Easy soft plastic to push away
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With thin tweezers or a toothpick disconnect RED and Black cables from the thermal sensor. They have thin connectors so be gentle to not snap them.
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The black one has a side gap to push the spring connector out easier. Red does too, but it is but hidden and hard to press. Bend paper clip did the trick for me
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The maine issue was the switch mechanism was not triggering the temp control to turn it off. some of the plastic pieces the hold the hinge mechanism has lots some integrity and it wouldn't shut off.
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The part arrived and installed it. The kettle worked intermittently for about a month.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
