{"id":30305,"date":"2016-10-17T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whirlpool-is-just-piling-on-the-misery-over-safety-recall\/"},"modified":"2016-10-17T13:10:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T06:10:17","slug":"whirlpool-is-just-piling-on-the-misery-over-safety-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whirlpool-is-just-piling-on-the-misery-over-safety-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"Whirlpool is just piling on the misery over safety recall"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe wanted a cut-price replacement rather than a repair but the only model we wanted is always out of stockI\u2019ve been caught up in Whirlpool\u2019s exchange\/repair programme for its faulty tumble dryers which, in some cases, have been bursting into flames. Due to the age and usage of my existing tumble dryer \u2013 a Hotpoint Aquarius model TCM570 \u2013 I am rather keen to go with the \u201cbuy a discounted new one\u201d option rather than the \u201crepair your old one for free at a time when we can fit in sending you an engineer\u201d. There is only one condenser dryer I am interested in \u2013 the Hotpoint FTCF87BGG model. This preference is largely based on online reviews unanimously indicating that all the other condenser models offered for exchange are not worth buying . Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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