tefal activfry

I wouldn't worry about mass hysteria like that.


"The Tefal ActiFry is a very safe innovation - it has undergone over 500 hours of safety tests and had to pass an independent laboratory test to gain the European Safety Standards BS EN 60335-1 and BS EN 60335-2-9. The ActiFry has been designed to 'fail safe'. This means that in the event of a product failure, it will shut down safely with all power cut immediately."

The statement goes on to say that of the 150,000 ActiFrys sold in the UK the vast majority of products have had no problems whatsoever and that customer satisfaction is very high.

"Since the launch of the ActiFry in 2007 we are aware of only 1.26% that has suffered from a faulty fan motor overheating," it says. "Most of these customers have reported their products producing smoke or sparks inside the unit.

"We accept that it may be possible for a short-lived flame to appear inside the unit should any oil residue be on the heating element casing. We reiterate that even if this did occur the product is still safe. The product will not catch fire as it is made from 20% fibreglass reinforced polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) which is flame retardant."

The statement concludes: "To reiterate, over 98% of customers have not reported any problems at all and Tefal has been in consultation with Trading Standards that looks after the interests of consumer safety and it has stated that it has no cause for concern."

The statement concludes: "To reiterate, over 98% of customers have not reported any problems at all and Tefal has been in consultation with Trading Standards that looks after the interests of consumer safety and it has stated that it has no cause for concern."
 
your qoute if what tefal told watchdog
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/watchdog/2008/11/chip_pans_up_in_smoke.html

With our new Actifry, the lab replicated six month's use, in just three days and everything seemed to work fine. However, when the scientists simulated a fan failure - which they say is one of the most common faults in products like this - the Actifry should have been able to cope just fine, but within seconds it was on fire.

TÜV Product Service compliance services manager Richard Poate, who tested the Actifry for Watchdog, said: "Anything that emits that degree of smoke and fire could have potential catastrophic effects. This is a fundamental design issue that should have been detected very, very easily. All the safety standards require you to simulate failures like motor failure, fan failure, and how this got past the safety testing is really quite beyond me. In my opinion, there should be a recall."

looking on google it looks like there has been a newer revision since then with some design changes though

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What do they mean by fire.
I'll stick with trading standards and EU safety tests and not go all hysteria.

There hasn't even been anything in the news for years either, possibly due to new models.
 
What do they mean by fire.
I'll stick with trading standards and EU safety tests and not go all hysteria.

TUV are hardly a bunch of idiots in a garage employed by watchdog...

They have even been employed by boeing and the aerospace corporation , im sure they are more than qualified to test an actifry for defects.

the 1.5billion revenue they had in 2010 suggests they are a pretty credible company and not 2 redknecks in a barn
 
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I have one and it is awesome, if you are trying to watch your calorie intake then they are really good as you can get chips that taste like the real thing but for the pretty much the calorie value of boiled potatoes.

Also really good for roast tatties, roast veg, sausages for butties and what not.

We use ours almost everyday and have had no problems, the only thing I would say is get the biggest you can afford.
 
I wouldn't worry about mass hysteria like that.

Not that I care or know anything about tefal or the activity but that failure rate seems incredibly high. 1.26%...... Failed motor fan with. Ost people reporting smoke or sparks.... That us orders of magnitude higher than most product design failer rates. I would expect 1 in a thousand or 1 in ten thousand at the most. To me that failure rate is at least 100x higher than expected.
 
Although i am unaware of the exact details, my brother had a early model activfry which did catch fire (Although from what i gather it wasnta crazy blaze or anything). He received a replacement which has had no issues at all. Im guessing a possible issue with early models or something?
 
I had a friend with one a couple of years ago that also had the fan issue... caught fire after around 10 minutes but luckily he was in the kitchen at the time and put it out quickly. 1.26% is a very high failure rate though, especially for serious and potentially life threatening fault like this.

I wouldn't worry about mass hysteria like that.

Ahh Glaucus, quoting Tefal themselves. Your posts almost always have entertainment value for their varying degrees of forehead-slappingness.
 
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I've got a black one.

We cook - sausage, chips, nuggets, roasters, wedges, scampi. Bascially anything small and fryable. My sister also does curry and bolognaise on hers too.

I wouldnt be without mine.
 
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