Hi, I bought this kettle there is now almost two years. I chose this model mainly for the opportunity to choose the temperature because my wife and I eat a lot of green tea (the ideal water temperature is around 75-85 ° c). On the plus side: design, good grip, ergonomic, fast heating, possibility to adjust the temperature. The downside: it leaks through the base for a few days and I discover that I am not the only one with this problem, so this is a design problem! Or worse, of planned obsolescence (= "set" to crash shortly after the expiry of the guarantee).