Tumble dryer from charity shop

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I bought a hand hand tumble dryer from a charity shop. I just looked up the model number and it's one of the recall ones. So do I contact hotpoint. Or the charity shop. It has a refurbish sticker unit that says its bed tasted fir safety and quality. But it also seems pretty loud.

Sorry should have said 2nd hand

I didn't think charity shops took electrical items?!

Contact hotpoint . They do another check on the phone and will tell you if it needs to be replaced.

The charity shop should have had it PAT tested as it would be illegal for them to sell it to you otherwise. However I would still ring hotpoint/indesit to explain that you've bought it not realising it was part of the recall & asking them to still check it out. Given the amount of bad press they've recieved regarding this then they'd be pretty unreasonable to at least not check if the necessary recall has been carried out for your individual appliance.

I didn't think charity shops took electrical items?!

Yes, many have dedicated electrical stores, including British Heart Foundation.

Personally OP I'd return to store. You don't know the history and PAT testing will only tell you so much. If it's loud the motor could well be on its way too. Send it back.

Is it an Indesit one? We have an Indesit one, hopefully not subject to the recall, as it's pretty new and it is horrendously loud.

I'd go first to the supplier via the recall route, and then the charity shop. They probably have the same responsibilities as 'proper' shops as far as consumer safety is concerned which is probably why most of them don't deal in electrical goods.

Thanks for the clarification @AdobeWanKenobi. I didn't know that. I thought they refused to take them as they couldn't guarantee the safety of electrical goods. (Certainly our local charity shops have told me that before!)

I would contact Hotpoint, and not use the dryer in the meantime.

Charity shops can sell on electrical goods if they are PAT tested by a suitably qualified electrician. As I understand it this includes checking the flex and visual appearance of the appliance and checking the plug is safe. It won’t cover checking for the design flaw that leads to the whirlpool dryers catching fire. So it is perfectly possible for a dryer to pass a PAT check because it’s electric components will be safe but it still be a fire risk.
I wouldn’t use it and would contact Whirlpool recall and see what they say OR return it to the charity shop because it wasn’t safe when they sold it to you. It’s not their fault, I’m sure they sold it in good faith but that doesn’t mean you should lose out financially.