Out electric storage-heaters have always given us the same trouble but luckily the engineers have usually managed to find parts online or cannibalise old ones. Until now, that is, so we're having to address an entirely new set-up, as these things seem to be built with planned obsolescence.
A friend told me a couple of weeks ago that he knows of at least one washing-machine manufacturer who installs a computerised device with a timer that will cause the machine to fail after a pre-programmed number of washes. Now that sounds like an 'urban myth' I know, but this guy is very savvy and he's a mate, not just a bloke down the pub. I thought that topped everything for callous cynicism.
__________________
|