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Just wondering if Hotpoint washers or washer dryers are any good, more to the point, are they reliable or just cheap sh*t
Millions of tumble dryers sold between April 2004 and September 2015 are a potential fire risk, the manufacturer has said. We reported that some customers had been told they would have to wait months for an engineer to visit to fix their machines.
Around 200,000 are still awaiting repair by parent company Whirlpool, according to the firm's own figures. However, it's now updated the safety notice websites for the affected brands to state that if your tumble dryer is affected by this issue "you should unplug it and do not use it until the modification has taken place".
The firm said it had made the change because "Trading Standards have notified us that updated usage advice should be communicated to affected consumers".
In a statement Whirlpool added: "We are now very close to having provided resolutions for all those customers who have registered so far. To date, 1.5 million consumers have registered and of these, we have resolved more than 1.3 million cases. We expect all those registered to have been resolved within a matter of weeks. Typically, it now takes less than a month between a customer registering and being visited by an engineer."
How to check if your machine's affected
If you've a Hotpoint, Indesit or Creda tumble dryer sold between April 2004 and September 2015, there's a chance you may need an engineer visit (though Whirlpool-branded machines are not affected).
To check if your machine requires a repair, you can visit the safety websites of Hotpoint, Indesit or Swan (another affected brand) and enter your model and serial numbers. Owners of Creda machines can check the Hotpoint website.
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