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That poses a fire hazard. To date, Samsung has received more than 300 reports of the knobs activating unintentionally since 2013, the CPSC noted, and the now-recalled ranges have been involved in ...
On 4 November 2016, Samsung recalled 2.8 million top-load washing machines sold at home appliance stores between 2011 and 2016 because the machine's top could unexpectedly detach from the chassis during use due to excessive vibration. [262]
May 21—A household clothes washer caused the fire that destroyed The Big Eddy Bar & Grill last week outside Calder, Idaho, according to the Idaho State Fire Marshal's Office Facebook page.
Frigidaire is recalling 35,000 washing machines manufactured under a variety of brand names because they could catch on fire due to a problem with the drain pump, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...
In November 2015, Hotpoint and Indesit began alerting customers who had purchased a tumble dryer between 2004 and 2015 because of the risk of fluff and lint building up around the heating element and presenting a severe fire hazard. A fire occurred in London in August 2016 caused by a tumble dryer which was awaiting inspection after recall. [83]
The modern washing machine market has seen several innovations and features, examples including: Washing machines including water jets (also known as water sprays, jet sprays [39] and water showers) and steam nozzles [40] that claim to sanitize clothes, help reduce washing times, and remove soil from the clothes. [41]
Samsung has issued a recall for over 1 million slide-in electric ranges due to fire hazard after the company received reports that its front knobs could be unintentionally activated by people or ...
The U.S International Trade Commission ruled 6–0 in favor of Whirlpool, finding that the U.S washing machine industry was threatened by imports of residential washers from South Korea. Also, the commission stated South Korean producers, Daewoo, LG, and Samsung were dumping washing machines far below their market value. Investigation into the ...