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The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers 
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
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[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 132 points 3 weeks ago (19 children)

Interesting things that are not on the list:

  • Farming equipment
  • Motor and electric vehicles
  • Computers (including laptops)
  • Video game consoles
  • HVAC systems and equipment

Not sure if smart TVs fall under "electronic displays", or if they just mean commercial displays when they say that.

[–] Felis_Catus_Domesticus@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

microwave ovens..

in fact, make that all kitchen appliances.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I guess maybe microwaves are not on the list because they have big meaty capacitors that could be holding a charge still?

[–] Jajcus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

The idea is not repairability by the end users (those should never try to fix their microwave oven themselves) but to make repairs possible by any competent technician.

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