"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 19/04/2021 17:44, Owain Lastname wrote:
On Monday, 19 April 2021 at 17:16:40 UTC+1, GB wrote:
If the appliance is just faulty, not dangerous, I don't see why you
should cut the plug off?

A faulty appliance is probably dangerous, at least inasmuch as it
encourages some dimwit to have a go fixing it and sticking their fingers
in places fingers shouldn't go to try and make it work.

If it was faulty and fixable you wouldn't be throwing it away would you?

You might be surprised at the things people throw away because they're not
the currently "in" design or don't have the latest bell and/or whistle,
even though they function perfectly and are safe.

And the replacement does the job better. No point
in waiting until the earlier one has failed in that case.