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OAC_Sparky,Feb 16 2007, 11:34 PM Wrote:Ok, correction, Transport Canada.

This is nothing new; you run into issues all the time with CSA, manufacturers have to submit appliances to UL for testing (and they have to pay for it), but they don't want to pay for the CSA testing (because the market's too small).

I ran into this with my stove -- Whirlpool makes 10 models of black gas stoves for the US market, but only 1 black gas range for Canadian markets. And it isn't their top "Gold Series". They figure if you want the upscale model in Canada you'll move up to a Kitchen Aid (same company, in many cases it's the same unit with a different logo or paint scheme)

Anyways, when I bought my house, we wanted to get the stove to match the rest of the set, we had to go to Rosa's in Niagara Falls, bought the model that 1) matched the set and 2) had a CSA logo on it. Some had them, some didn't -- even when some were even made in Canada. It's all about paying for the testing.
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That still doesnt help me with wiring up my high beams at dimmed intensity as drl's, but I'd know who to ask for purchasing a kitchen stove. :lol: :P