It’s been reported in the press recently that there are a “significant” number of dryers which were sold in the last 11 years in the UK that may need a “service” due to a fire risk fear.
The models of tumble dryers to be worried about are the large air vented dryers and the condensing dryers by Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda.
Indesit have reported that excess fluff (lint) could come into contact with the heating element of the tumble dryer which could cause a fire. Indesit are now recalling all machines which were purchased between April 2004 and October 2015. Their advice is to continue using your machine but not to leave it unattended while in use.
Indesit will be contacting the owners of these machines to arrange a service call to modify the appliances. There will be no charge for this and it will take approximately one hour.
The advice from DB Fire Safety is to make sure you do the following:
- Clean lint filters prior to each use
- Ensure the dryer is well ventilated
- Don’t leave the dryer operating unattended.
