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Thread ID: 134837	2013-08-21 05:13:00	Upcoming Energy Safety audit of your Trade Me item	1101 (13337)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1351735	2013-08-23 00:29:00	Who came up with this rule? Just Trademe or all second hand stores and the likes of the Op Shops too?? A Government Department, natch, TM and the rest are simply following the rules for their own operational safety. I thought that the UK Regs were too stringent, but this is a quantum leap into la-la land. It is causing sellers of vintage electrical items to stop and think, and one has already started dismantling radios and selling the component parts, which is destroying our communications history. One possible way around it is to cut off the plug, at which point it ceases to be an operational electrical appliance, but the fine print probably covers that as well. Even amputating the entire power cord might not suffice. Cheers Billy 8-{) :mad:	Billy T (70)
1351736	2013-08-23 00:33:00	What they should do is not apply a blanket rule and only apply it to non double insulated goods. The problem being you then have to educate the public, avoid people using it as a way to get around the rule etc. Unfortunately double insulated appliances with external metal components can break down to ground too, so that is not a way out. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1351737	2013-08-23 00:53:00	Very true....plus the USB chargers etc coming out of Asia are not exactly top quality.	Alex B (15479)
1351738	2013-08-23 01:14:00	One possible way around it is to cut off the plug, at which point it ceases to be an operational electrical appliance, but the fine print probably covers that as well . Even amputating the entire power cord might not suffice . Yep, theres definite regs about that as well . Im sure it wont be just cutting off the plug :-) Surely allowing home owners to think they can wire their own house is infinitely more dangerous than selling used appliances?? That whole area is murky as all heck, who knows what the rules & regs are any more . Certainly be a complete lack of any awareness campaign on that issue .	1101 (13337)
1351739	2013-08-23 06:06:00	Last year, while shifting house, we took some second-hand electrical stuff to the Salvation Army's store. We were told that all electrical items had to be tested and if we had brought the gear in a week earlier - it would all have ended up in the rubbish skip out back. Fortunately, one of their staff members had just returned from a training course and would now be able to test it. They did not say how long the course was or what he used to do the testing, but I was glad nothing was junked any longer.	decibel (11645)
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