Newtown residents with "unmodified" Whirlpool tumble dryers are being urged by Powys Trading Standards to unplug them.
The warning from the Powys County Council department follows advice from The Office for Product Safety and Standards.
The OPSS notified Whirlpool of its intention to serve a recall notice for affected machines. This is the strongest action taken yet by the Office, part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), amid widespread criticism that Whirlpool has not acted quickly or strongly enough to protect consumers from a fire risk associated with its tumble dryers.
A BEIS spokesperson said: “The Government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards continues to take robust action on this issue. On 4 June, in accordance with legislation, we notified Whirlpool of our intention to serve them with a Recall Notice for those affected machines that have yet to be modified. We await their response.
“We continue to urge consumers with unmodified, affected tumble dryers to unplug them and contact Whirlpool. Consumers who have already had their Whirlpool tumble dryers modified can continue to use them safely.”
