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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 360389" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>You have a bit of a catch 22 here...</p><p></p><p>Firstly Green Goo is NOT an immediate danger to the electrical integrity or safety of the installtion...</p><p></p><p>The vendor is under no obligation to remedy it or give a discount due to it...</p><p></p><p>BUT...</p><p></p><p>It can become a major unsightly mess and damage decoration around electrical accesories..</p><p></p><p>and any reasonable person would get it fixed as soon as practicable...</p><p></p><p>An analogy could be...</p><p></p><p>buying a second hand car that has a bit of an oil leak and a sunroof seal that is perishing...</p><p></p><p>So over time, when parked the car may leave a mess of oil on the drive..</p><p></p><p>and when it is raining you may get some damp dripping onto the seats!</p><p></p><p>NOW...</p><p></p><p>a seller can still sell this car as with a valid MOT &amp; roadworthy and safe to drive...</p><p></p><p>BUT any reasonable person would fix these bits to improve the car.. </p><p></p><p>also note that an old fuse box in itself is NOT unsafe..</p><p></p><p>any more than an old car is unsafe..</p><p></p><p>In the event of a fault or crash a more modern fuse box may be safer just as a newer car may be safer..</p><p></p><p>BUT the old stuff is NOT unsafe purely because it is older.</p><p></p><p>so again a vendor is not under obligations to reduce price..</p><p></p><p>They may wish to reduce the price to get the sale..</p><p></p><p>But you have no safety grounds to insist upon a reduction.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]4971[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p> :coffee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 360389, member: 250"] You have a bit of a catch 22 here... Firstly Green Goo is NOT an immediate danger to the electrical integrity or safety of the installtion... The vendor is under no obligation to remedy it or give a discount due to it... BUT... It can become a major unsightly mess and damage decoration around electrical accesories.. and any reasonable person would get it fixed as soon as practicable... An analogy could be... buying a second hand car that has a bit of an oil leak and a sunroof seal that is perishing... So over time, when parked the car may leave a mess of oil on the drive.. and when it is raining you may get some damp dripping onto the seats! NOW... a seller can still sell this car as with a valid MOT & roadworthy and safe to drive... BUT any reasonable person would fix these bits to improve the car.. also note that an old fuse box in itself is NOT unsafe.. any more than an old car is unsafe.. In the event of a fault or crash a more modern fuse box may be safer just as a newer car may be safer.. BUT the old stuff is NOT unsafe purely because it is older. so again a vendor is not under obligations to reduce price.. They may wish to reduce the price to get the sale.. But you have no safety grounds to insist upon a reduction. [ATTACH]4971._xfImport[/ATTACH] :coffee [/QUOTE]
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