subject: Use of the new regulatory period should not depend on the implementation of the mouth, said applianc [print this page] Use of the new regulatory period should not depend on the implementation of the mouth, said applianc
Appliances should be the life of many years? The existence of extended use of the electrical safety hazards? In the May 1, 2008, approved by the National Standardization Management Committee introduced the "household and similar electrical appliances life span and recycling General", "the safe use of household appliances life Regulations" formally implemented, clearly defined
Home Appliances Life should be clearly labeled as an indicator for public reference when purchasing appliances. However, the reporter recently visited the city several home appliances sales units, they found two rules to implement nine months ago, very few appliances marked with the safe use of life.
Sales: life is only an oral presentation
2 7 morning, reporters have come to the urban Wong Wan Road, Road in the vicinity of a number of well-being home appliances stores, specialty stores, found that including
TV , Refrigerator , Washing machine , Water Heater Household appliances, etc., are not marked on the useful life happens to individual consumers asked in a timely manner, sales were mostly to "Ten years, eight years of no problem" with too vague.
In a store, the reporter a call to the sales staff to understand
Water heater Useful life, the sales staff said: "This is a brand-name products, if installed in the ventilation better environment, the use of 10 years, no problem. Even if the ventilation was almost no exhaust fan, water vapor can not be distributed in time out, but also spend 7-8 years. "When the reporter saw the samples displayed on the card machine and the price has not written a safe use of life, they asked to see a description on whether there is introduced, but the sales staff told reporters that his counter only manufacturers leaflets, and there is no product specifications. When he brought the leaflets, the press still can not find the safe use of the word life. Sales staff told reporters: "You do not worry about life span, this is a mechanical version, its failure less than the PC version, just follow the instructions and tested on it."
In the TV booth, pointing to a color TV sales staff told reporters: "to see how long? I'll tell you, definitely better than other brands of longer time. As long as the damage is not a man that long is a waste, 10 years also does not matter. "
Home appliances for sale why do not indicate the safe use of the period, one official told reporters appliance shopping centers, shopping malls only the seller, the safe use of life should be marked by the manufacturer to explain. The manufacturers worry that sales are not willing to add "safe life" sign.
The public: the longer the good life
Cold and indifferent on the attitude of business is different is that the majority of people who did not understand the expense of the safety of life of home appliances.
"As long as buying a brand-name products, quality usually no big problem, my house there are many appliances are used more than 10 years of products, but also there have been no big problem." In a
Air conditioning Store, when asked whether they understand the useful life of appliances, the air conditioning is being selected for the new home of Ms. Wang told reporters that when she normally purchase home appliances focus on the quality and features, while the duration of the use of household appliances little attention. "Life is of course the longer the better, if the period with a few years to the security needs to be replaced if the price goes too high."
Reporter learned that consumers like Ms. Wang and few, most of them are concerned about the quality of the product, do not understand the appliances are also useful life, not because of aging and replacement appliances, a considerable number of old appliances Just because people think "can Minato and use", "could not bear to lose" and other wrong ideas and still continue to use.
Maintenance staff: Old appliances cost more
And eat expired food can cause illness or poisoning, the use of household electrical appliances caused by over-age
TV Plane explosion, electric water heater leakage and other accidents occur every year, not only led to loss of consumer property, and sometimes even life-threatening.
A maintenance department in the south, the maintenance staff, Master Li told reporters that extended use of household appliances, in addition to existing safety problems, it will also lead to increased domestic consumption, "general power to more than 40% of the original design . "In addition, the old appliance repair, parts costs, maintenance costs is not a small number of long-accumulated, enough of this expenditure was replaced with new appliances.
