The Gizmo

**ccga3359** · 29th March 08, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC

Grant, I have a call in to a supplier in the US asking if these are even available any more. Black & Decker still lists it but has 0 stores carrying one and on-line ordering responds "Not available at this time".
sorry.

Thanks for the Skype Steve. It's certainly a shame that you might not be able to carry them any more. I'm following NorthernSky's find and bidding on one.

**auld argonian** · 31st March 08, 10:25 AM

Okay...I managed to get one of these little wonders...but I'm not surre if it's broken or not.

Is there supposed to be a little round metal thingy attached to a small, flexible plastic tube that's rolling around loose inside the water compartment?

Best

AA

**Riverkilt** · 31st March 08, 11:49 AM

Don't know if its supposed to be there AA, but I have one in mine too and its been working....fire it up!

Ron

**auld argonian** · 31st March 08, 12:14 PM

Actually, the more I think about that thingy, the more it looks like it feeds the water into the "burst of steam" bit and so it has to be flexible in order to work both horizontally and vertically.

Just get edgy when I take something out of the package and hear a little piece rattling around inside...

Best

AA

**ccga3359** · 31st March 08, 01:49 PM

Damn it the Gizmo I was bidding on was removed by Ebay for undisclosed reasons. Bidding on another now. My ebay name is aletay so all you wrinkled folks stay away

.

**James MacMillan** · 31st March 08, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Okay...I managed to get one of these little wonders...but I'm not surre if it's broken or not.

Is there supposed to be a little round metal thingy attached to a small, flexible plastic tube that's rolling around loose inside the water compartment?

Best

AA

Yes, it's supposed to be there...... that tube is how the water gets to the steam area!

**Robertson** · 1st April 08, 05:21 AM

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**canawler** · 1st April 08, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC

Grant, I have a call in to a supplier in the US asking if these are even available any more. Black & Decker still lists it but has 0 stores carrying one and on-line ordering responds "Not available at this time".
sorry.

I bought mine about a year ago at a store that carries closeout and discontinued items so I just assume the Gizmo is no more. At the time they had dozens on the shelves so it's conceivable that they still might have a few. I'll stop by today and check it out.