Otto Nobedder wrote:I'm not sure if I find it stunningly sad that your government doesn't trust you to change a bloody cord without a license, or if I'm relieved that the rules make complete idiots liable for their bad decisions in making such a repair...
Steve S
Yeah, it's a two-edged thing, for sure.
On one hand, as I mentioned, I'd not even considered it until Vic pointed it out. And yes, it's one of those things I'd normally do myself as part of refurbishing the saw - rewire it, new tyres, a good clean.
On the other hand, I had ducted gas heating installed in my home recently and immediately thereafter, the ducted vacuum system stopped working. So I climbed up into the ceiling to find that the people who had 'installed' the vacuum had merely twisted wires together and left them lying in the insulation. The guys installing the heating system had bumped a wire join and they'd come undone.
So, if this is what the 'professionals' are capable of...
Kym