New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

[gegsy]

…..local store coming without ANY plugtop whatsover 😕
Is that legal or what??

Greg

[iadom]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Elucidate, 😕

Jim.

[gegsy]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Ok, brand new, on display some in wrapping, just bare cable no plug on the end of cable 😀

Greg

[iadom]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Now that explains it all, not :rolls: 😀

Are you going to tell all or do we have to guess?

jim.

[gegsy]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Now Im confused 😕 I was only asking if new Hotpoint w/ms should be coming with a plugtop on or not, 😀 any offers 😕

Greg

[kwatt]

AFAIK any appliance has to be sold with a plug on it these days.

K.

[gegsy]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Thanks for that K. I thought it odd 🙂 was a reputable multiple aswell so not seconds etc

Greg

[eastlmark]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Built in or freestanding? think it makes a difference or maybe some hotperloni engineer will get an easy call.

[gegsy]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Hi Mark
They were f/s Wms, just bare 3 cores.

Greg

[iadom]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Perhaps they have fitted a batch of dodgy plugs and had to cut them off. Now before you all start laughing, this did actually happen at Hotpoint almost 30 years ago, just after moulded plugs came on the scene. Hotpoint were one of the first manufacturers to fit moulded plugs to all their appliances. A serious fault was discovered in the plugs which could have caused the plug to short across or set on fire, personally I never saw one that had done this. The upshot was that a national press release was issued and we had to go along and remove the moulded plugs and refit with company issue MK plugs. That in itself was not a problem, however in my area at the time was a major mail order outlet who insisted that we went along and cut the plugs of all the Morphy Richards irons, Hotpoint kettles etc. I spent a full three days, opening boxes and cutting plugs of thousands of small appliances, thank god they didn’t ask us to put plugs on them. The sides and backs of my fingers became red raw as a result of pushing down inside the boxes to draw the damned things out. 👿

Jim.

[Martin]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

gegsy wrote:Ok, brand new, on display some in wrapping, just bare cable no plug on the end of cable

I think if you check with the manager of the store in question, those machines are classed as ‘showroom models only, not for re-sale’.

[gegsy]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Aha, come to think of it there were some with moulded amongst them so looks like thats the case then Martin 😀

Greg

[macmini]

Re: New Hotpoint Washing Machine in……

Martin wrote:

gegsy wrote:
Ok, brand new, on display some in wrapping, just bare cable no plug on the end of cable

I think if you check with the manager of the store in question, those machines are classed as ‘showroom models only, not for re-sale’.

So are these standard, working machines just without a plug?

[washtec]

I bet if they do work and get sold, then a call out would still be needed to replace the 3amp fuse that was fitted by mrs doodahs daughters boyfriends mate who knows about plugs.

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