Safety Alert – Tumble Drier Fire Risk – Product Recall
04/07/2025
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is asking people to check their tumble dryers after urgent safety alerts were issued for eight brands over concerns they could pose a fire risk.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has called on consumers to stop using affected appliances with immediate effect.
Following notification of fire incidents from fire and rescue services, OPSS confirmed the dryers do not meet the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 requirements.
Premises with these appliances must stop using the tumble dryers and switch off and unplug the tumble dryer if you can.
Contact the manufacturer to arrange a free of charge modification to repair the product.
If you have one at home, we advise you follow the same advice.
You will need the check if your model number is affected.
For more information, please see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/product-recalls-and-alerts
Tumble dryer manufacturers include:
- Baumatic
- Candy
- Caple
- Haier
- Hoover
- Iberna
- Lamona
- Montpellier
The implications are the serious injury or even death to employees, service users and potentially members of the public if a fire starts. Damage to property.
Stop using affected tumble dryers immediately.
Services should check if their model of tumble dryer is affected by using the following link: https://nfcc.org.uk/check-your-tumble-dryer-as-urgent-safety-warning-issued/
Locate the model and serial number inside the dryer door or in the door recess.
Premises should be reminded to register new electrical appliances/products for product recall as it makes it easier for manufacturers to contact if it turns out that the item is faulty or dangerous. For more information, please see:
https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/product-recalls/product-registration/
Contact the Health and Safety Team at SafetyAdviser if you require further assistance.