Tiger PDU-A40U Electric Water Boiler and Warmer (135 oz, Black)

Our Roseville water heater died after about 7 years of service. I researched heavily before deciding on this Tiger 5L unit. Been using it a few weeks, here are my notes: Pros: (1) Came in perfect, brand new condition (2) a REAL, DETAILED paper booklet User manual is included - in PERFECT ENGLISH (have not seen this in awhile, and I really do appreciate that!) (3) Heats water fast and holds lots of water (4) Stays clean inside (so far) Cons: (1) Splashes some water when dispensing. Wish the DISPENSE button was on the left side. (2) Magnetic Plug falls out by accident sometimes (then my water's not hot when needed). (3) For me, 194F is not hot enough for my coffee, and 208F is too hot. Wish it fell in between. Still, this is a top quality unit that I expect to last me for at least 5 years and it deserves 5 stars right now. If you are researching for hours like I did, you can stop now and just get this one, you will be satisfied. In the event I have issues, I will try to come back and edit this review.

Bought this to replace a smaller Tiger unit which had peeling inside liner tank. Another family member unfortunately tossed the whole thing before I could examine it and assess all options. I was also unable to confirm that the unit was not possible to save or that the liner was truly failing. The old unit was still functioning, it was just a concern that the inside liner could be sloughing off chemicals into the water. Due to the excellent function of the older unit, I chose to replace with basically the same thing, just the larger (Mid size) unit. It is pretty much all the same; great quality, function, and convenience. Still happy with the Tiger brand and its high points, for now. Great for hot water on demand with power savings function overnight.

I have used this multiple times every single day since I purchased it a couple of years ago. It's dependable and works excellent. Comes in handy for a number of cooking and beverage purposes. The quality is exceptional and it is worth every penny.

This water boiler is great. For my family, we get a full day's use of it so the 4L size is perfect. We first had the Zojirushi 3L counterpart of this water boiler and we had it for about a week but then decided to get a larger size. We ended up with the Tiger because, at the time, the 4L of the Zojirushi was going to take too long to get here (Like a month, if I remember correctly). Overall, I'm happy with the purchase so here we go. Thinds I like: I like that is has reasonable heating time and that there is a timer that tells you how long it's gonna take till ready! It doesn't have the cute music the Zojirushi has but that's ok. I like the water saving feature because it makes the 208F setting drop down to 203F which is better for coffee. Apart from that, yeah, all the 'standard', common, stuff is great; the swivel bottom, the magnetic plug, declorination, easy to fill, easy to read how much is left, etc. Things I wish could be better: Even though the 'shiny' and large dispense button is nice and easier to use, I don't like that the steam can be bothersome on your hand/fingers if you are dispensing a lot of water. The Zojirushi did not have this problem becuase it's higher up on the panel. Additionally, this one doesn't have a timer function. So with the Zojirushi, I could set it to 8 hours when we went to sleep and it would truly "energy save" and self boil to temp by the time we got up. These are not that big-a-deal for us but they are worth mentioning. Other things to consider if you are looking into the Tiger: It looks like the Zojirushi's strategy to hold larger quantities is to go vertical, the Tiger goes horizontal. So if you have height limitations, this will probably be a better bet. As for me, I had to come up with a little base to be able to put my french press under the Tiger. Finally, the Tiger doens't have the 'cafe drip' mode which basically just dispenses a little slower.

We bought one 7 years ago. This is our second one. Very good quality.

This hot water boiler and warmer works wonderfully well. The 2nd one I purchase for my friend. The 1st one is still working after 9 years. It's so convenient to have hot water anytime of the day for coffee or tea. I highly recommend this product. I use gallon size spring water for the warmer and cleaning is minimal, there is no calcification. The 5 liter size lasts me for a week for having coffee daily for two plus sometimes for tea. It's perfectly safe to have it on constantly as long as when boiling, there is space for steam to evaporate, don't leave it under the cabinet. I use the hot water for cooking as well and the taste is pleasing, no funny taste.

So far so good after purchasing. Will buy again.

After 3 years, it stopped working. We are quite happy with the product until today.

El producto llegó con un golpe en el costado, sin embargo no me di cuenta hasta que empecé a utilizarlo. Hasta ahora no he tenido problemas.

I've had a few Zojirushi water boilers in the past and found they would fail for various reasons, now it does take about 5 years of daily use but wanted to try another trusted brand in Tiger. I do find the Tiger boiler to be similar in major features that most would use such as various temperature modes, LCD display, non stick interior, sleek exterior. We do use the water boiler daily for tea, coffee, noodles, etc... and it was easy to switch to the Tiger brand. Here are a few features that drew us to this water boiler: -Large dispense lever that is clearly coloured and marked. I found this was easier to use that the all same looking button style on the Zojirushi. -detachable lid which makes cleaning easier, most of my Zojirushi models did not have this option -slightly less cost over the other brand So far, so good. Great design, have all the major features I need for daily use. Great product so far!

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Good quality, easy to use, fast delivery.

Used to use a kettle to heat up water but with this Tiger Water Boilers, we get hot water instantly!