Safety Notice: (old) Refrigerator and Freezer Compressors fire risk
This one is bizarrely referring to fridges and freezers bought in 1994 or earlier
Safety warning issued by Danfoss
Date: 28th November 2007: Caution
There’s a possible risk of fire in old refrigerators and freezers bought in 1994 or before. If your refrigerator or freezer was bought in 1994 or before, you should check to see if it is fitted with a Danfoss compressor.
Recent tests suggest that the gradual decay of a plastic material on the starting device of Danfoss compressors from this period can under extreme circumstances cause a potential risk of fire. The starter produced after 1994 in modern compressors does not – and will not in the future – carry this risk.
Full details were on the Trading Standards site and the London fire brigade site though both notices have been removed for some reason.
Written By - Washerhelp on December 19th, 2007 with
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Dave Farries
#1. April 6th, 2008, at 12:06 AM.
My Admiral Fridge had an internal electric fire today. I couldn’t smell anything untill I opend the door. What I saw was smoke stains all over my styrofoam takeout containers, then I opened the freezer and there were smoke ashes all over my food. All I could smell was burnt electronics, very stong and toxic smelling. Thank god it did not burn my home down, it seemed to be completely contained inside the fridge, maybe from the compressor? I am going to get rid of it, it still works fine (it seems) but I’m not taking the chance.