The practice of copying popular products is as old as the world. Imitations of products are usually cheaper than the original products and, despite seeming to be of high quality, they can very often be a threat to health or even life. That is why it is better to use products from well-known sources as this will help avoid problems with their use.
Therefore, having discovered imitations of Terma MEG on the market, we wish to inform you about the differences between the original product and its imitation to ensure that the product that you buy does not pose danger for the user.
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Product plate of the Chinese heating element does not include the information required in accordance to the European Union regulations such as:
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Product plate on Terma heaters always includes the following:
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| No instruction manual. | We are proud not only to deliver unique products but also to create user friendly instruction manuals which explain how to use and take care of our products. Terma products are always marked with Terma logo and they always come with the manual. |
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| Chinese manufacturers use an ordinary o-ring gasket to ensure that the heating element head is water tight. As a result, additional teflon or some other draughtproofing is required to ensure correct heating element installation. Also, such solution does not allow any flexibility for heating element positioning. | Terma MEG has a special gasket which allows flexible positioning of the heating element. Not only does it provide a wider regulation span but also a better tightness. This may be a small thing but an important one in installation professional's work. |
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| Power wire bushing as well as the cable gland on the Chinese imitation have a diffrent shape than Terma MEG. Also, the quality of the cable showing bare wires is highly alarming. Such negligence in the quality of the product construction can create serious threat of device damage as well as electric shock. | The solution used by Terma is proven and safe while high quality of the product comes from high class materials and components as well as constant research and product improvements. |
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| Chinese imitation keeps on heating after the thermal fuse has been damaged. This may lead to very dangerous situations (e.g. property damage or fire). |
Terma heating elements are made to ensure the highest level of user safety including cutting the heating element off from electricity in situations of temperature sensor failure.
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Uncontrolled temperature increase in the situation of temperature sensor failure in the Chinese heating element.
- possibility of high failure ratio caused by random quality of the Chinese product. This means additional costs as well as problematic warranty claims procedures. Chinese production is, in general, very often associated with the lowest quality, additionally accompanied by unregulated claims and returns procedures.
- no compliance with EU directives (refers to electrical safety and EMC directive) creates the risk of additional costs related to introduction, replacement or withdrawal of the product from the market.
- we at Terma, being the manufacturer of the original product and the owner of the patent construction solutions, feel obliged to react to the harmful activity which brings negative consequence for everyone who is part of the process.