Safety
Appliance safety at home: fire risks, product recalls and safety notices, and the simple checks that help you use your appliances safely every day.
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Safety advice for repairing washing machine
Electric shock is the obvious danger most people think of when considering DIY appliance repairs. There are several others that are less obvious but just as capable of causing serious injury. These tips apply…
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Shock warning if repairing an appliance that’s turned off
Unplugging an appliance is the most important safety step in DIY repair - but it is not always sufficient on its own. Understanding why, and what else to check, is essential for anyone carrying…
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DIY Appliance Repair Safety: 4 Top Tips
Attempting to repair an appliance you are not qualified to work on can be dangerous. This guide does not offer patronising obvious advice. It comes from Whitegoods Help engineers with over 40 years of…
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Hoover Frost Free Fridge Freezers safety notice
Frost-free refrigeration appliances contain a small heating element used to defrost the evaporator coil automatically. Hoover has identified a potential fault in this defrost heater - supplied to them by a component manufacturer -…
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Beko condenser tumble dryer safety notice
Some Beko condenser tumble dryer's have potential fire risk safety notice issued.
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White Knight Tumble Dryer Fire Risk
A safety notice was issued (in 2012) about a potential fire risk in some White Knight tumble dryers.
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CDA PC62SS American Fridge Freezers safety notice
Fridge freezers are among the most concerning appliances for fire risk precisely because they run continuously and cannot simply be switched off while waiting for an engineer. This makes it especially important to act…
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Cookers with a separate grill implicated in 6 deaths
This is a safety warning about several brands of gas cookers with a separate grill that can cause carbon monoxide poisoning. It's already resulted in 6 deaths.
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Beko Frost Free Fridge Freezers safety notice
Another potential fire risk safety notice, this time in some Beko frost free fridge freezers. Make sure you check this article if you have one.
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Bosch, Neff and Siemens dishwashers fire risk
There's been a safety notice issued about a potential fire risk in certain Bosch, Neff, Siemens dishwashers.
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