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Gas leak risk with some Bosch and Neff gas hobs

Danger Here is a new appliance safety warning. Please share this warning. Some models of Bosch and Neff built-in gas hobs have been found to be vulnerable to a gas leak – and therefore a potential explosion. The manufacture says, “due to potential damage to installed gas connectors, in certain circumstances gas can escape in an uncontrolled manner and in extremely rare cases a risk of explosion can arise.”

BSH (the manufacturer) is offering every owner of an affected appliance a free replacement of the gas connector. This implies there is a fault or weakness in this connector that could cause it to leak gas.

Which gas hobs are affected?

In the UK these built-in gas hobs from the production period are affected:

Bosch model: NGU4151DB (produced January 2009 – October 2011)

Neff model: T20S31N0 (produced January 2009 – October 2011)   ”

Check if your gas hob is affected

Full instructions on how to check your gas hob are available on the following web page Important safety notice – POSSIBLE RISK OF GAS LEAK. There is also a freephone phone number and a photo of one of the affected hobs.

If you have one of these gas hobs

Full instructions on what to do are on the manufacturer’s website. However, obviously you need to turn off the gas supply to the hob immediately and stop using it.

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Hotpoint and Indesit gas cookers safety notice

This Hotpoint and Indesit gas cookers safety notice refers to the risk of a specific part failure which could lead to a gas leak on cookers sold during October and November 2013 in the UK. To find out if you have an affected cooker, check the model and serial number on the inside of your cooker door as instructed on Hotpoint / Indesit’s safety notice page – Cooker Safety Notice

The models affected are:

CH60GC
HAG60
HUD61
HUG61
I6G52
I6GG1
ID60G2
JLG61

If you have one of the above affected models, check if it also has a serial number from 31002XXXX to 31016XXXX. ID60G2 models are also affected, with serial numbers from 30924XXXX to 31016XXXX (Full instructions in link above).

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Cookers with a separate grill implicated in 6 deaths

Beko, Leisure, Flavel and Glen Dimplex cookers with a separate grill danger

Danger This is an old safety warning, which I first published a few years ago but Gas Safety Week has brought it back to the fore. This is clearly a very serious warning and it’s a shame to have to give such bad publicity to specific manufacturers. However, so far six people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning as reported in the main press, and this is a warning that needs passing on.

It has to be said that these cookers are only dangerous if explicit manufacturer instructions are ignored, but frankly manufacturers need to design products in the full knowledge that instructions will always be ignored at times and should make sure their products do not become dangerous as a result of behaviour that should be predictable.

What is the danger?

On these specific cookers, designed with a separate grill, deadly carbon monoxide can build up if the grill door is closed whilst the grill is on. Double oven cookers are not affected by the issue as they are designed to work with the top oven/grill door closed.

To their credit Beko have a prominent warning on their home page, which is easily found. However, the Glen Dimplex web site has nothing about it anywhere at the time of writing.

Quote from Beko’s safety warning notice

FOLLOW THE PRODUCT INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND DO NOT OPERATE THE GRILL WITH THE GRILL DOOR CLOSED.

When the grill burner is on, the grill door must always be in the open position. If the grill is operated with the grill door closed, the air supply to the grill burner is restricted which can cause extremely dangerous levels of carbon monoxide to be produced which can pose a very serious risk to health.

Affected Beko cookers (Beko, Leisure & Flavel brands)

  • Beko DCG8511WLPG
  • Beko DCG8511PLW
  • Beko DG581LWP
  • Leisure CM10NRK
  • Leisure CM10NRC
  • Leisure AL6NDW
  • Leisure CM101NRCP
  • Leisure CM101NRKP
  • Flavel DCGAP5LS
  • Flavel AP5LDWP
  • Flavel AP5LDW
  • Flavel AP5LDSP
  • Flavel Milano ML5NDS

As with all safety warnings on appliances related to design issues the manufacturer offers free inspection and modification. Owners of Beko cookers affected can call: 0800 342 3049 or view the Beko cooker safety notice or www.beko.co.uk . Leisure & Flavel Gas Cookers – safety notice Those with Glen Dimplex models should call: 0800 294 3128.

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Candy Trio safety notice: Fire risk

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There is currently a safety notice on the candy Trio combined dishwasher, hob and oven. Candy has warned that certain combined dishwasher, oven and hob appliances in its Trio range may pose a fire risk.

In an official safety warning the company says: ‘Although the risk is very small, we have become aware and are concerned that an extremely low probability exists of overheating of a wiring harness which could, in rare cases, result in fire’.

The company says the fire risk is limited only to models produced between 2 May 2005 and 30 March 2008.

More details here – Fire safety recall on the candy Trio regarding a potential fire risk.

(Please report if this link gets broken – thank you)

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Built in ovens safety notice – potential fire risk

Electrolux, Moffat and Tricity Bendix built in ovens safety notice

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A safety notice has been issued involving built in ovens manufactured by Electrolux under the Electrolux, Moffat and Tricity Bendix brands. The issue involves single built in electric ovens (no product purchased before March 2007 is affected).

Quote: Our quality control programme has identified under certain circumstances there is a potential risk of fire whilst using the grill function on a limited number of Single Built In Electric Ovens branded Electrolux, Zanussi-Electrolux, Moffat and Tricity Bendix.

There are no details on the exact nature of the risk but they do say, “if your oven is affected you must ensure that you use the grilling function, with the oven door closed in line with the manufacturer’s instructions.” For more details including checking if your oven is affected and what to do if it is try these links –

Trading Standards product recalls

I did have a link to the notice on the Electrolux site but the page it went to has been removed. I can now find no mention of this notice anywhere on their site. Presumably they are 100% happy that every single appliance affected has been dealt with and it’s not possible for any to be still in use and at risk from catching fire? If you need more information on this issue try contacting them here – Contact Electrolux

If any of the above links are broken please contact me so I can try to fix it. Unfortunately these companies have a habit of taking pages down or moving them, even when they contain seriously vital information.

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Safety Recall notice on Asda Microwave

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I don’t normally cover microwaves but being as this is still a kitchen appliance and I’ve been made aware of it I’m putting it out there. Safety recall notice by Asda Durabrand Microwave – Recall Date: 1st February 2008. The following notice has been issued by ASDA:

What’s Happened? Three customers have contacted us to tell us that this particular model of microwave has been overheating. As we are concerned that this is a fire risk we have taken the decision to recall this model. We are glad to say that no one has been hurt.

Asda Durabrand Microwave

Model number XB2316
Retail price – £22.75
Barcode – 5050854397271

What You Should Do

If you own one of these microwaves, disconnect it from the mains supply and stop using it. Bring back the microwave to your nearest ASDA, you don’t need the box or the receipt.