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Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:27 pm**

IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pm Good modern property trend is to have a utility room upstairs (why do we take dirty clothes down and then back up again when clean?)

So you can hang them outside!

Though a fair point in this country!

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:26 pm**

Ours will stay latched without power, did think about a smart plug but that relies on the last person using it to leave it armed.

It’s no biggie, would just be nice to have it hot and ready by the time I make it downstairs in the morning. Don’t drink anything fancy, just a standard builders strength breakfast.

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:30 pm**

IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pm Good modern property trend is to have a utility room upstairs (why do we take dirty clothes down and then back up again when clean?)

I have to take my dogs upstairs to clean their paws?

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:57 pm**

mik wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:30 pm
IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pm Good modern property trend is to have a utility room upstairs (why do we take dirty clothes down and then back up again when clean?)
I have to take my dogs upstairs to clean their paws?

That’s the boot room

.. or butler

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 8:14 pm**

integrale_evo wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:26 pm Ours will stay latched without power, did think about a smart plug but that relies on the last person using it to leave it armed.

It’s no biggie, would just be nice to have it hot and ready by the time I make it downstairs in the morning. Don’t drink anything fancy, just a standard builders strength breakfast.

What about one of them hotcup thingys?

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 9:01 pm**

Marv wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 8:14 pm
What about one of them hotcup thingys?

Their paws are too big for that Marv.

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 9:16 pm**

integrale_evo wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:26 pm Ours will stay latched without power, did think about a smart plug but that relies on the last person using it to leave it armed.

It’s no biggie, would just be nice to have it hot and ready by the time I make it downstairs in the morning. Don’t drink anything fancy, just a standard builders strength breakfast.

Remote control plug?

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 9:18 pm**

IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pmQuookers are good though, and I think you can get cheaper alternatives now for £3-500.. Green tea with 85oC water is much better than 100oC though, breakfast has to be higher than 90.. @Gavster a subject for you to get creative with maybe?

Quookers take up a huge amount of space though

Posted: **Mon Jan 26, 2026 9:23 pm**

Is it for tea or coffee? If it’s for coffee a filter machine with a timer is easy enough to use, it’s what I put on

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:26 am**

IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pm Good modern property trend is to have a utility room upstairs (why do we take dirty clothes down and then back up again when clean?)

Exactly this! Which is why I have a washing machine as a bedside table on one side and a tumble dryer on the other. No need for clothes to leave the bedroom now

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:38 am**

Gavster wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:26 am
IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pm Good modern property trend is to have a utility room upstairs (why do we take dirty clothes down and then back up again when clean?)
Exactly this! Which is why I have a washing machine as a bedside table on one side and a tumble dryer on the other. No need for clothes to leave the bedroom now

Inspired. Maybe add an air fryer on the coffee table so you don't have to get off the sofa to eat chips.

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:58 am**

Gavster wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:26 am
IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pm Good modern property trend is to have a utility room upstairs (why do we take dirty clothes down and then back up again when clean?)
Exactly this! Which is why I have a washing machine as a bedside table on one side and a tumble dryer on the other. No need for clothes to leave the bedroom now

And if you set the timer appropriately, straight into warm pants and socks - can probably cut back on the central heating too.

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 10:43 am**

This is starting to feel like a Wallace and Grommit scene

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:40 am**

Get pets then you don't need a smart kettle. Get up, put kettle on and then let dog out. Feed cats, let dog back in. Kettle boiled!

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:59 am**

Gavster wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:26 am
IanF wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 6:14 pm Good modern property trend is to have a utility room upstairs (why do we take dirty clothes down and then back up again when clean?)
Exactly this! Which is why I have a washing machine as a bedside table on one side and a tumble dryer on the other. No need for clothes to leave the bedroom now

Thought you slept in the kitchen?

Although, sounds like you actually do! #lifehack

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:07 pm**

Holley wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:40 am Get pets then you don't need a smart kettle. Get up, put kettle on and then let dog out. Feed cats, let dog back in. Kettle boiled!

Don't get too many pets or, like me, the water in the kettle will be cool and you'll have to re-boil after doing this

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:23 pm**

Jobbo wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:07 pm
Holley wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:40 am Get pets then you don't need a smart kettle. Get up, put kettle on and then let dog out. Feed cats, let dog back in. Kettle boiled!
Don't get too many pets or, like me, the water in the kettle will be cool and you'll have to re-boil after doing this

What you need is a kettle with some kind of smart function that can act as a timer...oh

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:53 pm**

mik wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 9:01 pm
Marv wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 8:14 pm
What about one of them hotcup thingys?
Their paws are too big for that Marv.

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 1:32 pm**

In the whole history of the forum I think this wins "most pointless" thread. Rivalled only closely by the latest FECPOTY.

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2026 1:59 pm**

In response to the OP, how about a Russell Hobbs Velocity? It does 0-100 in 38 seconds, making it the fastest boiling kettle on the market.

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