October 6, 2016 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | Laundry Appliance Repair, Help & Advice | 2 comments
It sits there, in your kitchen or laundry room, white and square and harmless looking. But behind the casing of your tumble dryer could be an accident waiting to happen! If you have a Hotpoint, Indesit or Creda appliance it could be at risk of bursting into flames. Find out whether your machine is a fire risk and what to do if it is.
April 25, 2016 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | Laundry Appliance Repair, Help & Advice | No comments
You may have heard reports in the news recently about washing machine doors exploding and spewing broken glass across the kitchen. Scary stuff! These stories stem from a recent Which? article but hold your horses, there’s no need to panic. Here’s why.
November 25, 2015 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | DIY & Home Improvement | No comments
Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the biggest causes of death by poisoning in the UK, with an estimated 200 people being taken to hospital for treatment each year, and a further 40 deaths being recorded.
Whilst it is one of the biggest causes of death, by being aware of it and knowing the symptoms, you can prevent you and your loved ones from becoming another statistic. To help, in this post we look at:
November 24, 2015 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | No comments
Indesit Company – the company behind Hotpoint, Indesit, and Creda have issued a safety notice for their tumble dryers, after identifying potential concerns.
Following a review of products, potential concerns with the condenser and vented tumble dryers manufactured between April 2004 and September 2015 have been identified. The company has found that in rare cases excess fluff can come into contact with the heating element, which presents a fire risk.
July 27, 2015 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | No comments
A product recall has been issued by Kidde Safety Europe Ltd after testing highlighted a potential issue with their fire blankets.
June 15, 2015 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | No comments
A survey conducted by Which? and reported by the Daily Mail has revealed that nearly 12,000 house fires were caused by faulty appliances, with washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers being the three main culprits. According to the survey results, 14% of appliance-related house fires were caused by washing machines, 12% by tumble dryers and 11% were due to dishwashers.Read more
February 10, 2015 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | DIY & Home Improvement | No comments
When it comes to protecting your loved ones, there is no room for compromise, which is why you need to make sure you have the right household safety products in your home. Three products we recommend are:
April 24, 2013 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | Dishwasher Repair, Help & Advice | No comments
Which? magazine recently published an article advising that Hotpoint is recalling some of its dishwashers due to a potential fire risk.
The Hotpoint dishwashers affected were manufactured between June 2006 and March 2007 and include models: FDW201, FDW601 and FDW65A.
November 1, 2012 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | No comments
The manufacturer White Knight has issued a safety notice which relates to a part fitted to small group of tumble dryers that were manufactured in 2010. The part in question is a connector that was fitted to a number of dryers manufactured in October of 2010. The part does not meet White Knight’s required specifications and is being regarded as a potential fire hazard.
June 29, 2012 | Appliance Safety Advice & Recalls | DIY & Home Improvement | No comments
For those of you with little ones, helping to keep your home child-safe is of utmost priority. Especially in the kitchen, you’ll want to make sure anything that could cause harm is out of the reach or away. Although some of these things might seem like common sense, it is important to make sure you’ve taken every precaution in order to protect the young’ns.
