{"id":37074,"date":"2016-12-05T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thousands-wait-for-action-over-potentially-dangerous-tumble-dryers\/"},"modified":"2016-12-05T13:14:35","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T06:14:35","slug":"thousands-wait-for-action-over-potentially-dangerous-tumble-dryers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/thousands-wait-for-action-over-potentially-dangerous-tumble-dryers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands wait for action over potentially dangerous tumble dryers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA year since Whirlpool issued safety alert, Which? says customers subjected to slow and inadequate serviceThousands of owners of potentially dangerous tumble dryers are being forced to wait for modifications to their machines, a year after the manufacturer announced a safety alert due to the risk of them bursting into flames, a consumer group has warned. Which? said Whirlpool customers were being subjected to \u201cslow, poor service\u201d and even incorrect and dangerous advice, as it published the results of a survey showing that one in five are still saddled with a faulty machine. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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