Even visually the glass kettle is very impressive. When you turn on lights at the bottom of the glass container on a blue light ring goes out again when the water is boiling hot. The advantage is that even small amounts of water can be such as heating a cup in the kettle. Maximum sums up the kettle 1.7L The scale filter can be easily removed and cleaned. The only downside is that it seems to me that the beginning shiny floor looks dull very quickly in the water through the limestone. According to instructions you have to descale the appliance (when used daily) once a month, but I'm afraid I have to do this in our calcareous water often