On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 01:55:30 GMT, "Rich Williams"
wrote:

If it costs £20 to test a kettle every year why not just chuck it away and
buy a new one - £12.00 ASDA

That's a £32 kettle. Even though it's new, it still needs a Magic
Sticker if it's to be used on site. It's even crazier when you apply
this £20 test to a £4 extension lead.

I'm also unimpressed by the quality of this overpriced testing. One
extension lead showed clear signs of past overheating near a socket -
I condemned that one myself on a visual inspection, as the contacts
weren't making a good low-impedance connection.

are all you people crazy?

Doesn't matter. It only matters if the market's manager and maybe
their insurers are affected. They get to make the rules.


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Smert' spamionam