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Samsung, CPSC Recalling 2.8 Million Top-Loading Washing Machines Due to Risk of Explosion
Yahoo.com ^
| November 4, 2016
| By GERRY WAGSCHAL, GIO BENITEZ and CONOR FERGUSON
Posted on 11/04/2016 5:44:08 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Samsung and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling 2.8 million of Samsung's top-loading washing machines after reports that 730 units exploded, resulting in nine injuries, the CPSC announced today on “Good Morning America.”
“We’re talking about ... a very serious hazard of the top of these washing machines completely blowing off,” Elliot Kaye, the chairman of the CPSC, told “GMA” Investigates in an interview that aired Friday on “GMA.” “It is a lot of reports.”
Kaye said the tops of the affected units weren’t “secured enough based on a design failure. And the top just completely blows off.”
The recall affects 34 of Samsung's top-loading models that were sold from March 2011 to November 2016.
ABC News first reported on the risk last month following a year-long investigation into Samsung’s top-loading washing machines.
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: samsungrecall; washingmachines
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Samsung also build ships. . . are they going start going KABOOM?
To: Swordmaker
What? Is Samsung run by Muslims?
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:48:58 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: Swordmaker
They don’t blow up. They just shake themselves apart if they get too out of balance.
If you have one, you can check it out at https://pages.samsung.com/us/tlw/index.html.
You can also schedule your repair there too, or see their other offers.
To: Swordmaker
What is it with Samsung and exploding appliances?
We’ve had one of their refrigerators for about 10 years.
No problems....yet.
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:49:56 PM PDT
by
Westbrook
(Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
To: fhayek
Since it’s a shaking issue, it may be a Hillary thing.
To: Swordmaker
Wow! Samsung sales are really exploding!
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:51:12 PM PDT
by
hawaiianninja
(Palm note to self: "Prepare for some serious 2016 house cleaning. Trump/Pence 2016!")
To: Westbrook
Maybe the timer is set for...11 years?
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:52:02 PM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(FUMSM)
To: Swordmaker
First their phones, and now this ????
They aren’t cheap either. We looked at a Samsung washer and dryer, but we couldn’t afford them.
To: Swordmaker
I watched the video. It looks like bearing failure in the spin cycle. The machine catastrophically fails. The likely culprit is probably cheap Chinese knock off bearings in the supply chain.
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:54:16 PM PDT
by
Polynikes
( Hakkaa palle)
To: Swordmaker
Some muslim probably got the idea to wash their suicide vest before using it so they would look spiffy when they meet their 72 slightly used virgins.
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posted on
11/04/2016 5:58:22 PM PDT
by
TonyM
To: fhayek
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:03:32 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: fhayek
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:03:53 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: Swordmaker
Just bought Samsung washer and dryer 2 months ago.
Not same model on recall. No problems so far.
They play a little song when cycles are done.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:06:42 PM PDT
by
MountainDad
(A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others. Support your local militia.)
To: MountainDad
Boom Boom. Out go the lights.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:08:20 PM PDT
by
MountainDad
(A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others. Support your local militia.)
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
They don’t blow up. They just shake themselves apart if they get too out of balance. Some have actually caught fire and exploded, blowing holes through walls. I'll go with the evidence.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:13:25 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: kaehurowing
They aren’t cheap either. We looked at a Samsung washer and dryer, but we couldn’t afford them. Actually, these ARE the cheap, top loading models.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:14:27 PM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
To: Swordmaker
Thanks for posting this. Our washer is affected.
We scheduled for service a week from Tuesday. We get a one year warranty along with the repair.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:14:38 PM PDT
by
exDemMom
(Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
To: Swordmaker
I am guessing that my front loading Samsung washer is okay. I probably will not stand in front of it when on spin cycle, nevertheless.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:15:55 PM PDT
by
bubbacluck
(America 180)
To: Swordmaker
Depending how the bearings fail, i can see how they might start on fire.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:17:31 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Swordmaker
Glad I bought an LG washer and dryer.
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posted on
11/04/2016 6:17:52 PM PDT
by
Noumenon
(We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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