More than 5million faulty tumble dryers can still burst into flames and remain a 'real fire danger after they've been fixed' - the best boot dryer

by:Yovog     2022-09-08
More than 5million faulty tumble dryers can still burst into flames and remain a \'real fire danger after they\'ve been fixed\'  -  the best boot dryer
It is said that the tumble dryer located in the center of the fire warning can catch fire even after being "fixed. Some 5.
The 3 million dryers under the Hotpoint, Creda and Indesit brands failed in design, triggering at least 750 home fires since 2004.
The manufacturer Whirlpool has started a huge operation to modify the dryer to ensure that the fluff in the loop is not in contact with the heating element.
However, there are a series of reports that although the machine has apparently been repaired, it is still on fire.
The issue was made public in 2015, but members of Congress warned that even if Whirlpool worked hard to repair the appliance, there were still millions of appliances that needed to be revised.
The BBC oversees live interviews with Zhao weimckee and her sister. in-
Law Jemma Greenslade had to drag a modified burning tumble dryer out of their apartment.
Miss Greenslade said: "You believe they will think they are fixing something so it is OK.
Really disgusting.
They say the fire could pose a threat to their neighbors as they live in an apartment.
In January 2016, a fire broke out in a tumble dryer in a family in the South.
Only four hours after an engineer was repaired, east London.
Graham Watkinson, a domestic service engineer who has worked in electrical appliances for more than 40 years, believes that the changes made by Whirlpool engineers have not completely eliminated risks.
Deputy assistant commissioner for the London Fire Brigade, Charlie Pugsley, said: "There will be a delay between the modification and the fire, so if we start to see a fire or two, I think the situation will only get worse.
Every fire has the potential to cause huge damage to someone's family and put life at risk.
Labor MP Andy Slough represents Sheppard Bush in west London, where a fire in a tower is blamed on an unaltered Whirlpool tumble dryer.
He said: "I'm really worried that people now think the problem is fixed-they can go out and sleep and leave the machine on-because they 've been modified or replaced, but actually, they still have the real danger of a fire.
Whirlpool previously advised not to leave the dryer unattended and told the user to clean the lint filter after each cycle.
The company said we are confident in the changes.
A large number of tests and analyses before and after the implementation of the modification show that it provides an effective solution to this problem.
It also said: "There have been no reported incidents where the modification was invalid.
Whirlpool promised consumers that it could be fixed within a week if it contacted the company immediately.
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