Fire risks prompt tumble dryer recall - Now washing machines as well!

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Fire risks prompt tumble dryer recall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34901765

A "significant" number of tumble dryers sold in the last 11 years in the UK may need a repair owing to fears about fires.

Owners of large air-vented dryers and condensing dryers under the Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda brands may need to have them fixed.

Indesit said that excess fluff could catch the heating element in the machine and cause a fire.

It is recalling many dryers bought between April 2004 and October 2015.

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Indesit
Creda

http://safety.hotpoint.eu

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SexyGreyFox said:
OldCoals is the expert, he fixes them every day.
OldCoals suggested I buy a White knight recently at the price point I was willing to pay.
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I'm generally shocked to hear that as a few family members have had the White knight range over the years as a stop gap and they all tuned out to be cheaply made junk.
 

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Owners told not to use dangerous tumble dryers after all

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39052979

Part quote - full story at the BBC.

Millions of owners of potentially lethal tumble dryers have been warned not to use them until the machines have been repaired.

Tumble dryers sold under the Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit brands have been behind a series of fires.

Whirlpool, which owns the brands, had said they were all right to use, providing someone was in attendance.

But following advice from Trading Standards, the new guidance is not to use them until they are repaired.

A statement on the Whirlpool safety website says: "If your tumble dryer is affected by this issue, then you should unplug it and do not use it until the modification has taken place."
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