Patent ID: 8555775
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a boiler which comprises a container for containing water, a filler for filling the container with water, and a heating element for heating the water to a predetermined temperature, and a controller which is programmed such as to perform the successive acts of: activating the heating element of the boiler during a predetermined length of time; measuring at least one characteristic of the thermal behavior displayed by the boiler as a consequence of the activation of the heating element including recording a first temperature at a first time and recording a second temperature at a second time, wherein the first time is after a first time period after the predetermined length of time, and the second time is after a second time period after the predetermined length of time and the first time; verifying whether the measured characteristic is in a range associated with thermal behavior of a boiler filled with water or a range associated with thermal behavior of an empty boiler; only in case the measured characteristic appears to be in the range associated with thermal behavior of an empty boiler, filling the container of the boiler with a predetermined quantity of water using the filler; and activating the heating element of the boiler to heat the water in the container of the boiler to the predetermined temperature.