Millions of dangerous electrical devices are lurking in homes after consumers failed to return products after manufacturers recalled them because of faults - household electrical appliances

Despite the manufacturer's recall of repairs, millions of dangerous electrical products remain idle at home across the country.
This issue reflects the fact that the recall system for all appliances is very imperfect, from refrigerators, tumble dryers to Chargers.
Manufacturers face charges that they are slow to recall products that are known to be faulty without a valid system to alert the owners of hazardous products.
In general, these companies will post warnings on their own websites, which is hard to find, or they may advertise in several newspapers.
In a recent survey in London, Santosh Benjamin-
The 36-year-old Muthiah died after suffering from severe smoke inhalation, and he rescued his two children from a fire caused by the failure of the Beko refrigerator.
Turkish manufacturers have been warned of problems with the device, but did not decide to recall until the fall tragedy of November 2010.
Subsequently, the coroner recommended tougher penalties for companies that failed to recall suspicious products, including possible imprisonment.
Electrical Safety First is a charity that runs its own website listing the recalled home appliances.
The company said about 4 million products have been officially recalled in the past four years, but most of them are still sitting at home, causing the risk of fire or electric shock.
About 228 different electrical products have been recalled, including 7 refrigerators, 4 washing machines and 7 hair dryers, but usually only 10, the company said.
20 per cent have been returned or repaired.
The awareness-raising campaign was supported by Martin Squires, who had a fire at his home near Leeds due to his Hotpoint dishwasher failure.
"I was lucky that I happened to walk into the kitchen when the dishwasher was on fire so I could put it out quickly," he said . ".
"But my little son fell asleep upstairs, or I would have been lying in bed at the time.
It can't bear to think of what may happen.
The product was later recalled as a whole batch.
"It is important for everyone to know that if they are told that their item has been recalled, it will be a very good reason, even if the fault does not happen immediately --
It's not worth threatening to put it at home.
Emma apput, a spokesman for the charity, said: "While there is little chance of serious damage caused by defective products, the risk remains, returning defective products or ordering repair products, easy to do.
"We work with manufacturers to improve the recall system, but at the same time we urge everyone to do everything they can to take care of themselves, whether it's registering the product when you buy it or keeping an eye on the recall notice.
We also encourage everyone to use our free online checker to see if you have any recalled items in your home today.