massive recall due to fire risk: whirlpool/hotpoint/indesit washing machines

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www.gov.uk/government/news/whirlpool-to-issue-washing-machine-recall-following-intervention-by-regulator

have a look if your machine is affected!
keep safe

I looked at the link earlier and I think it had possibly crashed?

Fed up with Hotpoint/whirlpool/Indesit. Got a Hotpoint tumble dryer too! They seem to dominate the market.

Sorry not that link. Bbc news app one and Sky News web page listing weren't working.

bbc news

What should I do if I think I own one?
Whirlpool has set up a model checker online, although this itself appears to have crashed. Owners of Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines bought since October 2014 will need to enter the model and serial number of their appliance - found inside the door or on the back - to see if it is one of those affected.
There is also a free helpline, open every day, available on 0800 316 1442, but this too was initially telling callers it was "unobtainable".

If affected, to eliminate any risk, the appliance should be unplugged and not used until it repaired in their home by a trained engineer, Whirlpool said. As an alternative, those affected will also be offered a replacement with a safe model.

Owners can check and register for a repair or replacement now. Vulnerable customers will be prioritised, but for others it may be organised on a first come, first served basis.

Did the model checker work for you op? Still gonna to server failure here!

I don’t know if this is the complete list - news sites are saying it is but there’s only three Indesit models on it and no Whirlpool.

iirc whilpool is the mother company that makes hotpoint and indesit.

though we used to have a whirlpool machine in a rented house. that was properly shit.

Thanks so much for posting recall list. Tried several times to get on site via BBC link but it just crashes.
We're on the list. 😕

Hate the cunting bastards with a passion after the tumble dryer fuck up.

So much waste and so much hassle and money down the drain.

Cunts.

And I’m being polite here!

Waited on hold for half an hour then got cut off

How are they still allowed to continue trading with their death trap appliances

I read this assuming it was the old tumble drier thing. How can they have another bunch of appliances that catch fire??

Mines not affected but thanks for posting. The landlord has a job lot in every flat had to check could've been a disaster.

My Whirlpool washing machine is sixteen years old and I assume it's not part of this

it's machines bought from october 2014, so 5 years and younger.
and yes, I suspect many are in rentals (as they are cheap)

Thanks for the screenshot. Mines not affected, it's not that new it seems.

As suppose there's some trigger when there's been X number of problems, but seems extra frustrating that it's just before Christmas

Every time I read about this kind of thing it makes me wonder, the fire service always say washing machines and tumble driers are major causes of fire yet its it actually that they are inherently dangerous or is it just that this particular brand is so crappy they manage to cause all the fires on their own and therefore inflate the figures?

Bit worried as mine was definitely purchased after that date. The flat I live in wasn't built then. But the serial number is not on the list, so....must be OK?

Ours is one affected, just contacted our landlord who is going to try and find out what is happening tomorrow.

Ours is affected. I am so pissed off! When we were looking at a new one, I said to (not so D right now) H we should get a more expensive brand because we had savings and he talked me round. Now I’m stuck with a cheap washing machine I can’t use until it’s repaired or replaced the week before Christmas!

My 9kg machine isn't on that list yet all the other sizes of the same model is! I wonder if that is the full list?

When it was tumble driers we were told we could still use them so long as they weren’t left unsupervised. It must be pretty bad if this time the instructions are to unplug.

Thanks for the link, I've tried the whirlpool website link that dh sent but it wouldn't load. My model is on there my dryer was also on the recall list a few years ago.

Bugger, mine is on there.