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<p>A heater for a liquid heating vessel comprises a heater plate (2) for closing an opening in the base of the vessel and a heating element (10) formed on or mounted to the underside of the heater plate (2), the heater further comprising an automatically resettable thermally sensitive actuator (12) arranged to reduce or interrupt power to said heating element (10) at a first temperature and to re-establish power at a second lower temperature, wherein said second temperature is below the boiling point of the liquid and wherein the actuator (12) is arranged in direct thermal contact with the heating element (10). The actuator may comprise a button thermostat or a variable thermostat arrangement.
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