The UK government is to tell Whirlpool to recall thousands of Hotpoint, Indesit, The Office for Product Safety and Standards, Proline and Swan tumble dryers because of concerns they are a fire risk. The problem was identified four years ago and consumer groups say hundreds of fires have been linked to the machines. One, Which?, said Whirlpool put reputation before safety by being slow to solve the problem despite being told to. Creda said 500,000 tumble dryers were still unfixed. Users of machines made between 2004 and 2015 have been told to unplug them until modifications are completed.
The UK government is to tell Whirlpool to recall thousands of Hotpoint, Indesit, Creda, Proline and Swan tumble dryers because of concerns they are a fire risk. The problem was identified four years ago and consumer groups say hundreds of fires have been linked to the machines. One, Which?, said Whirlpool put reputation before safety by being slow to solve the problem despite being told to. The Office for Product Safety and Standards said 500,000 tumble dryers were still unfixed. Users of machines made between 2004 and 2015 have been told to unplug them until modifications are completed.