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Jeffrey Angus wrote:
Your pal seems to have an odd attitude - replacing something
which has failed prematurely by one from the same maker is
the best option?;-)

In a word, lawyers.

Not in the UK.

Also, if the replacement fails, it's the manufacturers fault,
not his.

The manufacturer's liability would be restricted to simply supplying the
replacement part. He would have to 'pay' for his own labour himself. So
really no different from supplying a different make replacement.

Having a solid (and well heeled) "somebody else" to blame is
a major factor when dealing with lawyers.

Luckily we don't go down that route in the UK for the likes of this sort
of thing.

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