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Topic: Hard-wired kitchen appliances
Posted by: Susan Kelly
Date/Time: 20/09/14 10:56:00

My 20-year-old washing machine died of old age this week and I ordered a new one from Curry's, paying extra for the old one to be uninstalled and the new one installed. The delivery guy turned up this morning and said that he can't take the old one out because it's hard wired and he 'isn't qualified'.

Had a long rant at Curry's on the phone and they are sending someone who is 'qualified' to do the job on Monday. Meanwhile, the new machine sits in my dining room like a big, ugly sculpture.

Thing is, Curry's tell me that it is no longer legal to install a new hard-wired washing machine (hence the lack of skills). Does anyone know if this is true and, if so, what the logic behind it is? Wouldn't a hard-wired appliance be safer than a plugged one?


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 10:56:00 Susan Kelly
   Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 11:08:00 Keith Iddon
      Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 11:24:00 Julian Pavey
         Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 11:45:00 Susan Kelly
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 12:18:00 Will Watson
   Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 12:00:00 Milena Vincic
      Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 12:43:00 Russell Pearson
         Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 15:14:00 Susan Kelly
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 15:21:00 Viv Griffiths
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 15:36:00 Gordon McDonald
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 16:11:00 Sarah Barker
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 16:33:00 Susan Kelly
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 17:03:00 Will Watson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 17:58:00 Keith Iddon
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 23:00:00 Andrew Welford
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances21/09/14 08:42:00 Susan Kelly
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances21/09/14 20:08:00 James Holmes-Siedle
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances21/09/14 22:50:00 Susan Kelly
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances23/09/14 13:59:00 Andrzej Kowalski
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances20/09/14 23:37:00 Al Webber
   Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances21/09/14 07:58:00 Gerry Tan
      Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances21/09/14 08:09:00 Maggie Dodge
   Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances22/09/14 13:19:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances22/09/14 13:27:00 Keith Iddon
         Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances22/09/14 16:27:00 Maggie Dodge
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Hard-wired kitchen appliances23/09/14 16:14:00 Philippa Bond

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