Fire risks prompt tumble dryer recall.
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BBC said:
A "significant" number of tumble dryers sold in the last 11 years in the UK may need a repair owing to fears about fires.
Owners of large air-vented dryers and condensing dryers under the Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda brands may need to have them fixed.
Indesit said that excess fluff could catch the heating element in the machine and cause a fire.
It is recalling many dryers bought between April 2004 and October 2015.
Full articleOwners of large air-vented dryers and condensing dryers under the Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda brands may need to have them fixed.
Indesit said that excess fluff could catch the heating element in the machine and cause a fire.
It is recalling many dryers bought between April 2004 and October 2015.
The advice seems to be simply "keep the filter clean and don't run it when you're not at home" which sounds like common sense rather than some massive equipment failure.
To be fair, I've always kept the filter clean on ours since reading (not sure if it was on PH) about a fireman who attended, or his watch attended, a tumble drier fire in his own garage! I can imagine the ribbing that he got for that having attended so many similar incidents himself in the past.
To be fair, I've always kept the filter clean on ours since reading (not sure if it was on PH) about a fireman who attended, or his watch attended, a tumble drier fire in his own garage! I can imagine the ribbing that he got for that having attended so many similar incidents himself in the past.
Allanv said:
Just checked ours and it is affected, so filled out the form and we shall see.
I only cleaned the condenser the other day, but I do it a couple of times a year anyway and the filter at every use.
You cleaned the condenser? How do you do that? Is that the same as emptying the tank?I only cleaned the condenser the other day, but I do it a couple of times a year anyway and the filter at every use.
Will check ours tonight.
Thanks for the heads up, OP.
Pints said:
Allanv said:
Just checked ours and it is affected, so filled out the form and we shall see.
I only cleaned the condenser the other day, but I do it a couple of times a year anyway and the filter at every use.
You cleaned the condenser? How do you do that? Is that the same as emptying the tank?I only cleaned the condenser the other day, but I do it a couple of times a year anyway and the filter at every use.
Will check ours tonight.
Thanks for the heads up, OP.
It is in the manual but that link is from the Hotpoint site.
Pints said:
Allanv said:
Just checked ours and it is affected, so filled out the form and we shall see.
I only cleaned the condenser the other day, but I do it a couple of times a year anyway and the filter at every use.
You cleaned the condenser? How do you do that? Is that the same as emptying the tank?I only cleaned the condenser the other day, but I do it a couple of times a year anyway and the filter at every use.
Will check ours tonight.
Thanks for the heads up, OP.
Another source of fires (in at least two restaurants locally) is stopping and leaving the dryer when the clothes/cloths are still hot and before the cooling down phase. The heat trapped in the clothes builds up and can result in spontaneous combustion.
Allanv said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L7ZB0bGs4o#t=16
It is in the manual but that link is from the Hotpoint site.
Thanks. It is in the manual but that link is from the Hotpoint site.
Will take a look tonight - haven't done that in 7 years of ownership.
Pints said:
Thanks.
Will take a look tonight - haven't done that in 7 years of ownership.
Surprising the machine hasn't told you to clean it. Our Bosch condenser refuses to start the cycle when the condenser needs cleaning. Just take it out and rinse under the tap, make sure you have a strainer in the sink to collect all the lint!Will take a look tonight - haven't done that in 7 years of ownership.
Worth doing it every 6 months or so, keeps the condenser working more efficiently.
ChrisR99 said:
Surprising the machine hasn't told you to clean it. Our Bosch condenser refuses to start the cycle when the condenser needs cleaning. Just take it out and rinse under the tap, make sure you have a strainer in the sink to collect all the lint!
Worth doing it every 6 months or so, keeps the condenser working more efficiently.
Ours is affected. Worth doing it every 6 months or so, keeps the condenser working more efficiently.
Will give it a full clean tonight.
Edit: Gave it a clean - what a ballache!
Edited by Pints on Wednesday 25th November 18:40
Steve_W said:
The advice seems to be simply "keep the filter clean and don't run it when you're not at home" which sounds like common sense rather than some massive equipment failure.
this seems to be the soundest advice, i just checked my manual and sure enough its in there about regular maintenance.Our indesit went wonky so took the back off to sort the issue. That is when I saw that the heating element is not exactly separated from any fluff that may get around. Not great especially since the exhaust transfer pipe to the rear was displaced and puffing fluff all around the insides. It was quite scary that it is crap engineering allowed off the design desk.
Ours is in that list but it has been consigned to tip for another fault but since I saw what a risk it was, it was destined for the tip one way or the other.
Ours is in that list but it has been consigned to tip for another fault but since I saw what a risk it was, it was destined for the tip one way or the other.
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