Hamilton Beach Model # 41045

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250605-C9DC0-2147330816. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Hamilton Beach Model # 41045 (Hamilton Beach Compact 20 oz. / 0.6 Liter Gooseneck Electric Kettle. Model # 41045 Series # A1742ER). Incident: Defective Hamilton Beach Compact 20 oz. / 0.6 Liter Gooseneck Electric Kettle. This product trips the breaker, and appears water is getting into the electric components. This was given to me as a gift and the initial one we got had that problem after several week of use. That one was subsequently replaced with the same kettle and the second one also had the same problem after about 3 weeks of use. This is definitely a fire hazard and could have caused a fire or electrocution if the outlet was not on a GFCI breaker. The product was used properly per user manual and only once every couple days. After having the problem with our kettle, I found numerous reviews on Amazon with exactly the same problem. There are also reviews right on the Hamilton Beach website that note the same problem So far Hamilton Beach has not been helpful either acknowledging the problem or offering us a full refund.