"Pete C." > wrote in message
>
> What exactly died in the old one? There isn't much to them and what
> could potentially die is pretty easy to repair or replace. Power cord,
> thermostat, heating element is about it and all can be readily sourced
> from an appliance parts place.
>
> Too many folks are stuck in the wasteful "just throw it out and get a
> new one" mentality. I'm no tree hugger, but I'll only throw something
> out and replace it in two cases, first if the dead item was inadequate
> to begin with, or second if a repair is truly hopeless.

The old one is repaired. It was the power cord inside the unit that became
brittle with years of use I was able to cut the cord, strip the end,
replace the protective sleeves and crank it up again. I'm not so sure how
long it will last once I stressed the connectors on the heating elements,
thus the new one.