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Children pets and white goods appliances

Category Page This is a category list of all my articles related to children, pets and white goods appliances. The focus is very much on safety issues where children and pets come into contact with our household appliances and related products such as detergents.

Updated December 21, 2020 : First Published November 12, 2014

Detergent capsules danger to children

Danger

I first wrote about the potential dangers of liquid detergent capsules and tabs in 2009 after I saw in the news that a baby was “badly burned” by a washing machine detergent when gel from a liquid capsule had been trapped (partially undissolved) inside a vest. The vest was then unfortunately put onto the child

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Filed Under: Dishwashers Tagged With: Children & Pets, Detergent and Softener, Dishwasher safety - 2 Comments

Updated January 13, 2021 : First Published April 2, 2014

Is it OK to dry laundry indoors?

Whitegoodshelp - Free advice on UK white goods appliances

It’s not ideal. Drying laundry indoors can create damp, condensation, encourage dust mites, and cause health risks to people prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies. If you dry laundry inside the house read this advice.. .. Researchers have found that up to a third of all moisture in homes can come from drying

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Filed Under: Washing Machines Tagged With: Children & Pets, Using washing machine -

Updated October 17, 2020 : First Published May 9, 2013

Washing machines exploding

This is an updated article previously published in mid 2011 on my original site Washerhelp. (If you are looking into exploding door glass – you need this article instead door glass exploded). Hotpoint Indesit & Hoover Candy washing machines exploding I’ve been following and collating people’s experiences of exploding washing machines for a few years

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Filed Under: Washing Machines Tagged With: Children & Pets, safety notices washing machines, Safety Notices-All, Washing machine safety - 95 Comments

Updated October 18, 2020 : First Published April 25, 2013

Dishwasher Fire Risks to Pets

Fire Risk

Couple lose pet dogs to Bosch Dishwasher fire I’m always keen to write about appliance safety, and publish any manufacturer safety notices I find which affects any of our white goods appliances. Sadly there are far too many. Recently I added a Bosh dishwasher fire risk safety notice and I’ve just discovered that a couple

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Filed Under: Dishwashers Tagged With: Children & Pets, Dishwasher safety, Fire risks -

Updated October 17, 2020 : First Published September 9, 2010

Children & pets dying in washing machines and tumble dryers

I keep hearing about children getting trapped inside washing machines or tumble dryers. It’s a serious issue and something many of us might never even think of but a little awareness could prevent a tragedy. A quick search on Google for the following phrases shows very distressing headlines and gives a good idea of the

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Filed Under: Using White Goods Tagged With: Appliance safety issues, Children & Pets - Leave a Comment

Updated October 17, 2020 : First Published September 21, 2009

LG error code CL

If you have an LG washing machine which is indicating error code CL here’s what it means. CL stands for child lock. It may just have been accidentally activated. How to turn off child lock Try holding down the temperature and eco/rapid options together to turn off child lock. Many washing machines have a child

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