[SideKic Sous Vide – heater seems to have croaked]

That kind of heater will not last.

dcarch

I was kind of surprised at the heater they used considering the price of the SideKic. If it goes out again at least I know it's cheap and easy to replace.

[SideKic Sous Vide – heater seems to have croaked]

The circulator on mine went out after a dozen or so uses. They replaced it very promptly. Then I was doing an overnight cook with it and forgot to cover the pot. Most of the water evaporated and the heater and circulator went out. Totally my fault this time. The controller part still seemed good so I bought a small aquarium pump and a small immersion heater from Amazon. The heater was the exact same one that was in the SideKic and my husband easily replaced it. The pump wouldn't quite fit so I just use it in the pot by itself, pointing the nozzle at the SideKic. It works just fine.

heater $7.00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I8VE68/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

pump $12 when I bought it, now $16 http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Plus-50-Aqua-Pump/dp/B0027J67GS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372709957&sr=8-1&keywords=Rio+Plus+50+Aqua+Pump