Guidance

Whirlpool Tumble Dryer Review

Documents of the Whirlpool review carried out by the Office for Product Safety and Standards

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 4 April 2019

Documents

Whirlpool tumble dryer review

PDF, 143 KB, 5 pages

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Whirlpool tumble dryer risk statement

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The review, by the Government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards, found that there is a low risk of harm or injury from lint fires in modified machines.

The review explored whether Whirlpool’s technical modification, designed to further reduce the risk of lint fires arising from its tumble dryers, was effective in both design and installation, while also reviewing whether Whirlpool’s consumer outreach programme was adequate.

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Published 4 April 2019