Your kettle has boiled its last water - say goodbye to it and get a new one. Very probably the kettle's element has gone open circuit.
All electric kettles have a temperature trip - it cuts off the power when the water is boiled - the light on your old kettle says that it's working OK.
Condolences
Peccavi
April 2010
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