I have used the Breville tea maker extensively for over 3 years straight. I used it all day long, made 6-10 pots of tea a day. Unfortunately I can tell you that of the three pots I have had two of them lasted 13 months, the last one lasted 15 months. Luckily I purchased from a bed and bath store that takes exchanges forever if you keep the box and reciept, It cost nothing to get replacement pots.
This time I decided not to replace it and used the credit to buy a nice STAUB 4qt dutch oven and some other things for the kitchen. I can always get another tea pot but the frequent failures on this model is discouraging and at well above $200, 13 months is a very short lifespan even if under their policy exchanges were trouble free
I'm not beating up on Breville, their toaster ovens are great..
I'm not beating up on Breville, their toaster ovens are great..