If you have bought a Hotpoint or Indesit washing machine since 2014 you may have one of the 20% or so of machines that are affected by a fault and are being recalled by the manufacturers, Whirlpool especially during Christmas time. Over half a million machines in Britain are affected.
The problem is that when the heating element in the machine is activated the extra current that runs through the machine can cause a component in the door lock system to overheat. According to Whirlpool, depending on the product features, this can cause a risk of fire. However, the company claims that this can only happen in “very rare” cases. Nonetheless, the company is recalling some 519,000 machines.
Seventy-nine fires are thought to have been caused by the fault, which develops over time according to Whirlpool, although “none had been significant enough to cause more than minor damage or cause any serious injuries.
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