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In reply to the discussion: Asking for DUers opinion on "Right to Repair" Do you think it is an important issue? [View all]
Coventina
(29,206 posts)7. There is no way for me to disassemble the heater to access the area
where the thing was connected on the inside of the heater.
I can hear the piece rattling around on the inside of the heater when I shake it, and I have the broken off exterior piece.
Not sure if they are even sturdy enough to handle a heated screw.
Such is the pathetic quality.
(I did not buy it, it was given to me by a retiring co-worker)
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Asking for DUers opinion on "Right to Repair" Do you think it is an important issue? [View all]
Coventina
18 hrs ago
OP
It started with farmers spending $$$$$$ on tractors/combines with no ability to repair
hlthe2b
18 hrs ago
#1
Speaking of Amazon, I recently needed a skin graph after my MOHs surgery. Dr. ordered it from Amazon. Who knew!
SheilaAnn
18 hrs ago
#3
I thought she was kidding at first but voila. $8,000 worth. She said they do have an extensive medical dept. n/t
SheilaAnn
17 hrs ago
#12
I think that's called a "tip switch", because it triggers when the device tips over.
surrealAmerican
18 hrs ago
#4
Point taken. But I also feel that "planned obsolescence" is a major problem as well.
Coventina
18 hrs ago
#10
Having the legal right to repair is not the same as having stuff that is possible to repair.
Intractable
18 hrs ago
#6
I understand and agree. I guess I was envisioning a return to a time (haha!)
Coventina
17 hrs ago
#11
Automation and cheap Asian labor has made it cheaper to replace than to repair.
eppur_se_muova
17 hrs ago
#20
Ask any farmer that owns a large piece of equipment made by John Deere
A HERETIC I AM
17 hrs ago
#15
"Removing sticker violates warranty" is old hat on hard drives and other computer components.
eppur_se_muova
16 hrs ago
#22
BMW has applied for a patent on a proprietary screw, so only their dealers and servicemen can repair your car.
eppur_se_muova
16 hrs ago
#21
"Right to Repair" doesn't mean it has to be easy to repair or that all parts have to be made available
MichMan
16 hrs ago
#25
If you own a John Deere product it sure is. It needs to be stopped now before more of us with other products get stuck.
marble falls
16 hrs ago
#26
"Right to repair" is extremely important, but your issue is not one of right to repair. NT.
mahatmakanejeeves
16 hrs ago
#28
See if you can find a exact model cheap, that doesn't work, but you can pull parts off of it. n/t
aggiesal
15 hrs ago
#34