New Legislation for Housing misses essential evidence on electrical safety
A new Statutory instrument (SI) for Electrical Safety in Rented accommodation ignores safety advice that Ministers and Lords should have received and reviewed. For 7 years, we’ve been lobbying Government for changes in Guidance around the safety of the repair and reuse of recycled White Goods Appliances. Particularly when repairing, reusing and recycling them when…
519,000 Whirlpool Washing Machine Recalls
Whirlpool have just recalled up to 519,000 Washing Machines.. The reason given for the problem is related to when the machine is working there is extra current running through the heating element and this could cause the door locking system to overheat. The Hotpoint and Indesit models would have been purchased between October 2014 to…
The missing points about Grenfell and Whirlpool
How notable that Grenfell and Whirlpool are in the news at the same time. No one can doubt for one minute that the Tragedy of Grenfell will ever nor should ever be forgotten. Not even after a Generation has gone, but Manufacturers like Whirlpool shouldn’t go unnoticed either, so it’s very pertinent now that both…