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Updated December 9, 2020 : First Published October 19, 2017

CAPLE fridges safety notice

Fire risk warning

Here is another safety notice. Issued by the manufacturer of Caple fridges. From what I can see this safety notice was originally issued in 2015. The manufacturers are reissuing the notice in a fresh attempt to ensure all affected models still around are modified. These fridges were apparently made between 2007 and 2008 so they

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Updated December 9, 2020 : First Published June 26, 2017

Hotpoint Fridge Freezer Safety Notice

House fire

Hotpoint have reacted to reports that the Grenfell fire was caused by one of their fridge freezers. However, since writing this article there is an important update. It is still too early to know exactly what caused the fridge freezer to catch fire. Reports are that there was an explosion. Unfortunately modern refrigerators do contain

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Updated December 10, 2020 : First Published October 11, 2016

Ice in base of freezer

Ice in base

Finding ice in the base of a freezer is a common fault. I’ve recently had to repair my own freezer with this problem and this article documents what I did to fix the fault. This issue can affect stand alone freezers, or the freezer section of a fridge-freezer. Sometimes a build up of ice may

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Updated December 10, 2020 : First Published September 22, 2016

Water in base of fridge

Fridge tool to prevent water in base

Sometimes water may appear in the bottom of the fridge. This is usually caused when water created by automatic defrosting cannot run away through the hole in the channel at the back. So it runs into the base of the fridge instead. If you open the door, at the back of many fridges and fridge

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Updated December 11, 2020 : First Published July 1, 2016

American-style fridge freezers delivery warnings

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American-style fridge freezers are popular due to their storage capacity. But they are very large appliances to have delivered to our homes. This article highlights potential delivery problems that you may be unaware of, or which may not have crossed your mind. Read before buying one .. .. I recently came across this important small

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Updated January 7, 2021 : First Published June 27, 2014

Leaving a fridge or freezer to stand after being transported

Fridge Freezer

Do you need to leave a new fridge or freezer to stand before plugging it in after it’s been delivered (or after transporting one to another house)? Yes, but it’s not possible to quote a definitive period of time it should be left for. This article explains why you shouldn’t plug it in without leaving

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