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Old 03-12-2016, 18:51
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The point about coffee makers has been addressed although you don't want to acknowledge it.
On my coffee machine, the on light has failed, so sometimes I don't realise it is on and waste electricity. Had mine been made more recently, it would switch off. A sensible rule.
Why didn't the manufacturer design it to switch off ?
I wouldn't have a problem if the timer was more reasonable like 90 minutes or if manufacturers could choose for themselves.
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Old 03-12-2016, 18:57
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The point about coffee makers has been addressed although you don't want to acknowledge it.
On my coffee machine, the on light has failed, so sometimes I don't realise it is on and waste electricity. Had mine been made more recently, it would switch off. A sensible rule.
Why didn't the manufacturer design it to switch off ?
why didnt the manufacturers say "put coffee here" and not bother with the expense to the world and the environment of pods?
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Old 03-12-2016, 18:57
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I wouldn't have a problem if the timer was more reasonable like 90 minutes or if manufacturers could choose for themselves.
The manufacturers can choose whatever they want. There has to be a default auto shut-off, but they can have as many other options as they like.
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Old 03-12-2016, 18:59
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The manufacturers can choose whatever they want. There has to be a default auto shut-off, but they can have as many other options as they like.
Or they could say. Pot, filter, hot water ... have at it
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:00
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why didnt the manufacturers say "put coffee here" and not bother with the expense to the world and the environment of pods?
How does that address my question?
The rule is there because the manufacturer didn't bother.

What has pods got to do with my issue?
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:00
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The manufacturers can choose whatever they want. There has to be a default auto shut-off, but they can have as many other options as they like.
Wrong, there has to be a 40 minute shut off from the start of the brew time, there is no way around that. It is that aspect which this discussion is about.

It goes without saying they can make it bright pink with yellow spots if they want, but coffee with a hotplate was designed to keep the jug of coffee warm. I don't believe that 40 mins from the start of the brew is long enough and other have given examples of other silly EU rules like HD cameras which the EU dictate cannot record for the more than 30 minutes.
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:02
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How does that address my question?
The rule is there because the manufacturer didn't bother.

What has pods got to do with my issue?
Is it the manufacturers responsibility to weed out the terminally stupid?
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:07
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Is it the manufacturers responsibility to weed out the terminally stupid?
Perhaps you could try reading what I posted in instead of some infantile insult.
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:08
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Wrong, there has to be a 40 minute shut off from the start of the brew time.
If you read the links, you would know that although that is a requirement, it does not stop a manufacturer from providing other modes which last longer.
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:09
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Perhaps you could try reading what I posted in instead of some infantile insult.
then take me to the point?
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:12
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If you read the links, you would know that although that is a requirement, it does not stop a manufacturer from providing other modes which last longer.
You try finding one, Amazon reviews are full of people complaining about them shutting off too soon when the coffee would still be perfectly fine to drink 30 minutes after the brew.
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:13
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then take me to the point?
If I don't perform a user operation on my laptop it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my pc it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my tv it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my phone it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my bluray it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my coffee machine there is no change.
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:20
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If I don't perform a user operation on my laptop it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my pc it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my tv it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my phone it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my bluray it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my coffee machine there is no change.
and the Digital camera recording limit?

Surely also the whole point of the coffee hotplate is that you want to keep the coffee hot for potentially up to an hour.
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:22
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If I don't perform a user operation on my laptop it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my pc it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my tv it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my phone it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my bluray it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my coffee machine there is no change.
wow sleep hibernate, i cant push a key to wake from sleep hibernate. How about a key that goes from 29.59 minutes to 30 minutes record time>?

Hows abou my camera goes into sleep record while I am actually using it?

have you come back with a euro made camera I can buy yet ?
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:48
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If I don't perform a user operation on my laptop it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my pc it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my tv it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my phone it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my bluray it goes into sleep/hibernate
If I don't perform a user operation on my coffee machine there is no change.
Whilst you're pointing tremol to a camera that won't stop recording at 30 minutes which is sold within the EU, can you also point me to a coffee machine with a 1 hour hotplate please.

Thanks
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Old 03-12-2016, 19:52
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Lightbulbs!

That is all.
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:09
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Whilst you're pointing tremol to a camera that won't stop recording at 30 minutes which is sold within the EU, can you also point me to a coffee machine with a 1 hour hotplate please.

Thanks
Rather than just grumbling, why don't you try the manufacturers?

Would that be too much effort?

Has it not occurred to you that the retail business is driven by consumer demand, so if you can't find what you want, it might just be because there isn't a demand?
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:15
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Well said @Paul_DNAP

I tell you what I would like. Decent, easy to use Timers on ovens.

How many cook the evening meal and leave the oven on?

I'd guess the cooks that can't really cook.
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:20
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Rather than just grumbling, why don't you try the manufacturers?

Would that be too much effort?

Has it not occurred to you that the retail business is driven by consumer demand, so if you can't find what you want, it might just be because there isn't a demand?
The manufacturers hands are tied and the EU is undemocratic, all the rules which are brought in come from a closed think-tank who are not in any way accountable to the electorate.

As I explained earlier, this thread isn't a request for help on a specific topic, it is to highlight the stupidity of some over the top EU rules. We've had more examples in the thread of silly rules e.g the digital camera recording limit timer.
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:33
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The manufacturers hands are tied and the EU is undemocratic, all the rules which are brought in come from a closed think-tank who are not in any way accountable to the electorate.

As I explained earlier, this thread isn't a request for help on a specific topic, it is to highlight the stupidity of some over the top EU rules. We've had more examples in the thread of silly rules e.g the digital camera recording limit timer.
So why are you asking people to find a product for you (which is what I replied to)?
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:33
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Brexit will merely replace EU Rules with BSI Rules. Or they will remain Harmonised, cos' it's easier.
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:36
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So why are you asking people to find a product for you (which is what I replied to)?
To prove a point, that the OP won't be able to find them as part of a reply to that specific post by the user.
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:39
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To prove a point, that the OP won't be able to find them as part of a reply to that specific post by the user.
Won't be able to find them?

How do you know that?

Have you spoken to the manufacturers?
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:43
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Won't be able to find them?

How do you know that?

Have you spoken to the manufacturers?
Now you're just being a troll, the regulations enforce a cut off. Another poster also asked that forum member to point them to a HD digital camera being sold within the EU without the record time timer limit, again it won't be found as the manufacturers hands are tied. Maybe you can point me and the other forum member to the respective products on sale?
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Old 03-12-2016, 20:49
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Brexit will merely replace EU Rules with BSI Rules. Or they will remain Harmonised, cos' it's easier.
I believe they will remain Harmonised, cos' it's easier and cheaper
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