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By *odareyou OP   Man
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)

A week caused by faulty dryers by hotpoint , creda , InDesit.

The head of the company a while ago said they were repairing them as fast as possible when I did the maths at the rate they wee going it'd take 3 years

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never leave mine on when I'm out or in bed. Not good stats is it.

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By *ilmiss75Woman
over a year ago

Thornton

This repair or replace has been going on for months now. It was all over 'This Morning'...

My sister was telling me the other day how hers has broken and been fixed 6 times now.. It's broken again and when she rang this time they said hers was on the recall list... She wasn't aware of any recall list lol

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By *verage JosephMan
over a year ago

Grays & London

Should never leave them on, whatever make of dryer it is.... & dishwashers are just as bad/dangerous trust me

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Should never leave them on, whatever make of dryer it is.... & dishwashers are just as bad/dangerous trust me "

Really??? I often set my dishwasher going as I leave the house

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By *ivemeyoursoulWoman
over a year ago

Easter just around the corner!

I'd be scared to death of using it if I had one

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By *abes in the woodWoman
over a year ago

wales

Yeah I had letter to have my check not at moment rung them will do as never leave dryer on or other appliances when out.

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By *verage JosephMan
over a year ago

Grays & London

Yeah really...

I've been to more dishwasher fires than tumble-dryer fires.

But that could be due to people thinking dishwashers are safe to leave on when going out & tumble-dryers are not

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By *verage JosephMan
over a year ago

Grays & London


"I'd be scared to death of using it if I had one "

Don't be scared. Just don't leave it on when going out, & make sure your smoke alarm works.... Just in case!

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By *ivemeyoursoulWoman
over a year ago

Easter just around the corner!


"I'd be scared to death of using it if I had one

Don't be scared. Just don't leave it on when going out, & make sure your smoke alarm works.... Just in case!"

That's reassuring!

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Yeah really...

I've been to more dishwasher fires than tumble-dryer fires.

But that could be due to people thinking dishwashers are safe to leave on when going out & tumble-dryers are not"

Right then, that's one habit changed.

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By *mm_n_ZedCouple
over a year ago

Fareham


"Should never leave them on, whatever make of dryer it is.... & dishwashers are just as bad/dangerous trust me

Really??? I often set my dishwasher going as I leave the house "

We used to put ours on and go to bed... until December when our Zanussi burst into flames. Luckily we were still up. It's almost July and I'm STILL waiting for the insurance company to get their finger out and sort out the mess in my kitchen. I don't have a dishwasher now and doubt I'll replace it.

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By *verage JosephMan
over a year ago

Grays & London


"I'd be scared to death of using it if I had one

Don't be scared. Just don't leave it on when going out, & make sure your smoke alarm works.... Just in case!

That's reassuring! "

Sorry... But to be honest, it's still really rare.

But better safe than sorry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I gave up waiting for my dryer to be fixed and just bought another one in the end just to be safe.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything electrical is a potential fire-hazard... Extension cables are a really bad hazard as people overload them. Working smoke alarms and CO2 detectors should be fitted and checked regularly. A fireman friend of mine says that he recommends that on the first of Jan every year, people should make a point of changing the batteries in their smoke alarms, a good New Year resolution.

Personally, I don't have a dryer nor a dishwasher, but am guilty of setting the washing machine to run whilst out or late at night.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

did deliver y work for hotpoint biggest cause of fires at that time was fridge freezers especialy the big american style ones that have to be manhandles into the house . people not listening when told NOT to plug in for eight hours as the gas needs to settle switch it on to soon pump airlocks if your lucky it pops the fuse if not over heats and woof gutted kitchen ! regulaly had to collect burned ones to go back to the manufactureres for an investigation

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By *verage JosephMan
over a year ago

Grays & London


"Anything electrical is a potential fire-hazard... Extension cables are a really bad hazard as people overload them. Working smoke alarms and CO2 detectors should be fitted and checked regularly. A fireman friend of mine says that he recommends that on the first of Jan every year, people should make a point of changing the batteries in their smoke alarms, a good New Year resolution.

Personally, I don't have a dryer nor a dishwasher, but am guilty of setting the washing machine to run whilst out or late at night."

Most smoke alarms come with a 10yrs battery life that can no longer be changed. (This stops people removing the battery due to it going off all the time for burnt toast etc)

Just test them once a week, Hoover them once a month... Plus if you live in london (think UK but not 100%) you can have a free home fire safety check and free smoke alarms fitted by your local fire station

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Agree with the Fire Safety Officer on breakfast tv at the moment

Read the bloody manual

And clean out your filters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread is very close to my heart right now...

Tuesday morning my son woke up to a flat full of smoke... Luckily he got out with minutes to spare but unfortunately he's lost everything and his gorgeous cat died in the fire.

I admit it wasn't tumble dryer etc that caused it (was a sunbed shop below his flat that caught fire but cause still unknown at this stage)

But it does make you realise how quickly fire takes hold and within minutes your whole life has been changed!!

I managed to get back into his flat yesterday and the smell is unbelievable especially as what ever gasses came from the sunbed shop have caused everything to be ruined.

Please make sure you have contents insurance as my son has lost everything he owned as he'd not thought he needed insurance, but you don't realise until things like this happen how much you really do have.

As I said I know his fire wasn't due to a tumble dryer etc but I will now definitely be more careful with any electrical appliances that I use.

Please take care everyone as I'd hate anyone to go thru what we are going thru now.... Trying to find temp accommodation and even getting him clothes and toiletries has been difficult.... But this is just the start of it all as we will have to try and replace everything he owned!!

Sorry for the long essay but I think I needed to vent a little too xx

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By *mm_n_ZedCouple
over a year ago

Fareham


"This thread is very close to my heart right now...

Tuesday morning my son woke up to a flat full of smoke... Luckily he got out with minutes to spare but unfortunately he's lost everything and his gorgeous cat died in the fire.

I admit it wasn't tumble dryer etc that caused it (was a sunbed shop below his flat that caught fire but cause still unknown at this stage)

But it does make you realise how quickly fire takes hold and within minutes your whole life has been changed!!

I managed to get back into his flat yesterday and the smell is unbelievable especially as what ever gasses came from the sunbed shop have caused everything to be ruined.

Please make sure you have contents insurance as my son has lost everything he owned as he'd not thought he needed insurance, but you don't realise until things like this happen how much you really do have.

As I said I know his fire wasn't due to a tumble dryer etc but I will now definitely be more careful with any electrical appliances that I use.

Please take care everyone as I'd hate anyone to go thru what we are going thru now.... Trying to find temp accommodation and even getting him clothes and toiletries has been difficult.... But this is just the start of it all as we will have to try and replace everything he owned!!

Sorry for the long essay but I think I needed to vent a little too xx

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Sorry to hear about this - how sad that your son lost his cat too

I hope things are sorted out quickly for him via the sunbed shop's insurance. He shouldn't have to be out of pocket over this.

In my case, my fire happened on December 6th and I'm STILL waiting for it to be sorted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I rang the company and they said it will be December before anyone can come out and look at it,was advised that they cant say yes or no if i can continue to use it ,they then offered me a new drier costing 59 pounds,but what about the 220 that i paid for the one ive got,that i havent had long,i am going to buy one for the safety issue .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Anything electrical is a potential fire-hazard... Extension cables are a really bad hazard as people overload them. Working smoke alarms and CO2 detectors should be fitted and checked regularly. A fireman friend of mine says that he recommends that on the first of Jan every year, people should make a point of changing the batteries in their smoke alarms, a good New Year resolution.

Personally, I don't have a dryer nor a dishwasher, but am guilty of setting the washing machine to run whilst out or late at night.

Most smoke alarms come with a 10yrs battery life that can no longer be changed. (This stops people removing the battery due to it going off all the time for burnt toast etc)

Just test them once a week, Hoover them once a month... Plus if you live in london (think UK but not 100%) you can have a free home fire safety check and free smoke alarms fitted by your local fire station

"
I rang the fire brigade and that evening they came out and fitted 6 all for free ,fantastic service .

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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton


"I rang the company and they said it will be December before anyone can come out and look at it,was advised that they cant say yes or no if i can continue to use it ,they then offered me a new drier costing 59 pounds,but what about the 220 that i paid for the one ive got,that i havent had long,i am going to buy one for the safety issue ."

We'd had ours for 3 years so the £59 was a bargain.

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By *odareyou OP   Man
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)


"I rang the company and they said it will be December before anyone can come out and look at it,was advised that they cant say yes or no if i can continue to use it ,they then offered me a new drier costing 59 pounds,but what about the 220 that i paid for the one ive got,that i havent had long,i am going to buy one for the safety issue .

We'd had ours for 3 years so the £59 was a bargain."

From what I've read and heard there's an inherent design fault with these particular models, if that's the case I'd have thought free was more appropriate. If they're out there modifying them they know there's a design fault.

Fire service replaced all of my mums smoke detectors free of charge as well excellent service , pit y whirlpool aren't as conscientious

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