Martin wrote:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 18:59:44 +0100, "Pete C"
wrote:



Charlie Pridham wrote:
In article 3eeac27e-e745-4a7b-a17c-
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On Sep 9, 7:56 am, "'Mike'" wrote:
"Richard Bird" wrote in message

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"tony" wrote in message
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Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco.
At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of
rust and leaking.
Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the
recipt I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims
court because of the cost,
but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude
I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy
Tony Bull
www.caterpillarfountain.co.uk

Are you sure that they are "stainless steel" and not galvanised
because as far as i was aware s/s does not rust

Stainless Steel can rust, it depends on the grade and make up of
the Steel

--
Mike

The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Associationwww.rneba.org.uk
Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of
Wight?www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk

Ballocks! Where did you dig up that load of shite? "SS can rust."
Go back to school, ****.

Actually Mike is correct, it can rust, it just does so much less and
more slowly and a lot depends on which grade of steel is used.
Dead right. Having sailed yachts for 20+ years, S/S fittings and
rails do rust in time.

They haven't on my 36 year old yacht.
I didn't say mine did. It's fine if looked after.
OT.... 36 years old eh.......wooden by any chance?
--
Pete C
London UK

On Sep 9, 11:15*pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:21 +0100, Cynic wrote:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT), tony
wrote:

On Sep 9, 5:23*am, tony wrote:
Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco.
At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust
and leaking.
Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt
I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because
of the cost,
but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude
I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy
Tony Bullwww.caterpillarfountain.co.uk

I think many of you are missing the point.
The arguments about the merits and properties ae largely superfluous
I actually have a degree in metallurgy and spent around 30 years heat
treating steels, some of them stainless steels
The watering can was sold to me as stainless steel I would not expect
it to start to rust after less than a year. It is not fit for purpose.
It is rather unlikely that I would use it to apply anaerobic seawater
to my plants!!!!!!!

Did it rust around the welds? *I have seen inappropriate welding rods
being used on stainless.

If you heat s/s steel enough it stops being stainless.
--

Martin

So that's what happened to my hob in the kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Judith

Judith in France wrote:
On Sep 9, 11:15 pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:21 +0100, Cynic
wrote:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT), tony
wrote:

On Sep 9, 5:23 am, tony wrote:

So that's what happened to my hob in the kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Judith

It got hot.
--
Pete C
London UK

On Sep 10, 7:27*pm, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:45:04 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France



wrote:
On Sep 9, 11:15*pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:21 +0100, Cynic wrote:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT), tony
wrote:

On Sep 9, 5:23*am, tony wrote:
Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco.
At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust
and leaking.
Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt
I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because
of the cost,
but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude
I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy
Tony Bullwww.caterpillarfountain.co.uk

I think many of you are missing the point.
The arguments about the merits and properties ae largely superfluous
I actually have a degree in metallurgy and spent around 30 years heat
treating steels, some of them stainless steels
The watering can was sold to me as stainless steel I would not expect
it to start to rust after less than a year. It is not fit for purpose.
It is rather unlikely that I would use it to apply anaerobic seawater
to my plants!!!!!!!

Did it rust around the welds? *I have seen inappropriate welding rods
being used on stainless.

If you heat s/s steel enough it stops being stainless.
--

Martin

So that's what happened to my hob in the kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has it gone blue/black?
--

Martin

Something like that :-)

Judith

On Sep 10, 8:03*pm, "Pete C" wrote:
Judith in France wrote:
On Sep 9, 11:15 pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:21 +0100, Cynic
wrote:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT), tony
wrote:

On Sep 9, 5:23 am, tony wrote:

So that's what happened to my hob in the kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Judith

It got hot.
--
Pete C
London UK

It got more than hot, we had a fire!

Judith

On Sep 10, 8:09*pm, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:03:40 +0100, "Pete C" wrote:

Judith in France wrote:
On Sep 9, 11:15 pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:21 +0100, Cynic
wrote:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT), tony
wrote:

On Sep 9, 5:23 am, tony wrote:

So that's what happened to my hob in the kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Judith

It got hot.

It's the continental climate.
--

Martin

You're only jealous because my weather is better than yours, so
there :-)

Judith

Judith in France wrote:
On Sep 10, 8:09 pm, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:03:40 +0100, "Pete C"
wrote:

Judith in France wrote:
On Sep 9, 11:15 pm, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:02:21 +0100, Cynic
wrote:
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT), tony
wrote:

On Sep 9, 5:23 am, tony wrote:

So that's what happened to my hob in the kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Judith

It got hot.

It's the continental climate.
--

Martin

You're only jealous because my weather is better than yours, so
there :-)

Judith
I'll remind you of that in December
--
Pete C
London UK

"®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹" wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:54:28 +0100, "alan.holmes"
wrote:


"tony" wrote in message
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Last summer I bought 2 stainless steel watering cans from Tesco.
At the start of the season this year, they were showing signs of rust
and leaking.
Tesco have refused to refund the cost as I do not have the recipt
I am reluctant to take the company to the small claims court because
of the cost,
but all gardeners should be aware of Tesco's attitude
I will probably cut up my Tesco club card and send it to Leahy
Tony Bull
www.caterpillar fountain.co.uk

Why would anyone want to buy anything from tesco at all?

Half-price wine, free delivery and double points does it for me
sometimes,
®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹

according to a documentary on tescos some time ago, apart from regrinding
out of date meat and re selling as fresh mince, they were reported as
getting wine producers to up the price of certain wines so they could reduce
the price on them as a marketing ploy.