"charles" wrote in message
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But, things have become far more specialised. Instead of "a kettle
element", a repair place would probably need half a dozen different
types.

I only ever buy cheap plastic kettles nowadays. And I very much
doubt it would be possible to remove the element even if someone
wanted to. Putting threads on plastic components is probably
uneconomic as compared with gluing or moulding components
in place.


michael adams

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