Mar
27
A basic guide to using a Teasmade
To operate most teasmades, all you need to do is fill the kettle with water, place the teabags in the
1 min read
Care and Repair
Feb
01
Caring for a Vintage Teasmade
These tips on caring for your vintage Goblin Teasmade are provided by our enthusuiastic teasmaniac, Doug.
The Goblin Teasmade was
4 min read
Jan
27
An Introduction to Repairs and Spares
Where to go for repairs, and how to obtain spares for vintage teasmades.
2 min read
Dec
27
How does a Teasmade Work?
The basic operation of a Teasmade is a sealed kettle with a tube passing from the bottom of the kettle out into the tea pot...
1 min read
Nov
27
Clock Faults and Repair
First, some terminology (Mike Phelan)
* Clocks have wheels and pinions (old mangles and farm implements have cogs).
* Wheels have arbors
14 min read
Sep
21
Kettle will not boil
When your teasmade clock is working, the light is working, and everything else seems to be working, but for some
1 min read
Apr
02
Water Dribbling Slowly into the Teapot
If your kettle seems to be boiling just fine, but the water only dribbles into the teapot and it takes
1 min read
Apr
01
Luminous Paint
Mike advises: Minute and hour hands were originally painted with luminous paint that was radioactive; the nannies have banned it.
1 min read
Apr
01
Fabric Cables
I have found several sources for fabric cables online, including Urban Cottage Industries and Creative Cables.
Mike Phelan advises:
For
Apr
01
Furring of the Spout
If your teasmade is affected by limescale, this can be treated with a de-scaler from your local ironmonger or DIY
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