Overview
- The Office for Product Safety and Standards has told owners of specified integrated heat-pump dryers to stop using them immediately and to unplug if the plug is accessible.
- About 85,000 UK machines still need a revised in-home fix after an initial programme covering 103,000 units was halted as unsafe and then updated.
- Affected models were sold under Baumatic, Candy, Caple, Haier, Hoover, Lamona, Iberna and Montpellier.
- Owners should check the model and 16-digit serial number via GOV.UK and then contact the manufacturer to book a free engineer visit.
- Haier has resumed outreach, prioritised second repairs for previously modified units, and the regulator is overseeing the remediation.