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An electric kettle includes a plastics material tank for liquid to be heated and a heating arrangement including an electrical element associated with a metal heater plate mounted at the bottom of the tank with its top face in direct contact with the liquid to be heated. The side walls of the tank include shoulders to support a peripheral rim of the metal heater plate. A seal is disposed between the side walls and the peripheral rim of the heater plate. The tank has a bottom including a skirt which fits around the side walls of the tank. A fixing arrangement attaches the bottom to the tank.
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