UPDATE: This safety warning was originally published in August, but new impetus has been given after over 80,000 affected dryer “repairs” designed to make them safe have been classed as ineffective. This means they are back to square one. Manufacturers […]
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Hotpoint and Indesit have published a safety notice affecting 17 gas cookers that may cause a gas leak. If you have one of these appliances, you must stop using it immediately. The issue relates to a potential risk of a
After installing a cold-fill-only washing machine, most households no longer use the old hot water tap. Millions of these taps are effectively abandoned, with no water flowing through them for years. Did you know this could potentially create a health
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Can you install a new gas cooker yourself, or do you need to pay for a Gas Safe engineer? And is it safe to disconnect a cooker (with a bayonet fitting) to clean behind it and reconnect it yourself? The
This page contains photos of broken and shattered washing machine door glass, sent to me by affected users. It also contains a total of how many broken glass reports I’ve personally received, and from which brand of washing machine. For
Do you Keep a fire extinguisher near your appliances? If one of your appliances suddenly caught fire could you try to put it out, or would you be helpless? This article has been inspired after hearing all the news coming