Fire Risks
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Heat Pump Tumble dryer urgent fire risk safety notices
🔴 Urgent — two active safety recalls There are currently two active tumble dryer fire risk recalls affecting UK homes. Hundreds of thousands of machines may still be…
Keep a fire extinguisher near your appliances
Smoke alarms are installed in millions of UK homes and are widely accepted as essential safety equipment. Home fire extinguishers are not. Yet thousands of house fires are…
Should you turn off appliances at the socket when not in use?
Should you turn off your washing machine, dishwasher, or tumble dryer at the wall socket when you have finished using it? The risk of leaving an appliance plugged…
Hotpoint Fridge Freezer Safety Notice
This page records a safety concern that was raised about specific Hotpoint fridge freezer models and the subsequent official clearance issued by Whirlpool and the UK Government. The…
Beko & Blomberg tumble dryer safety notice
A safety notice has been issued for a number of Beko and Blomberg condenser tumble dryers manufactured between May and November 2012. A component inside affected dryers presents…
Logik LVD7W15 tumble dryers fire risk
A safety notice has been issued for Logik LVD7W15 tumble dryers manufactured between March and April 2016. The heating element in affected dryers can potentially overheat and catch…