A possible fire hazard has prompted GE to recall about 222,000 top loading washing machines in the USA.
Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
All the latest general news from the domestic appliance industry that we find all over the world, and stories that are of interest to the trade and public, often with our own unique non-politically correct spin on it.
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Echo Talks To GE
For those of you that may not know about it, Amazon have this device called an Echo that is essentially a speaker with a bunch of microphones in it that you can issue commands to then in turn Amazon’s digital assistant known as Alexa does your bidding.
Dryer Fires Probed
If you’ve been following this story you will know that the other day it was reported on this site that Andy Slaughter the MP for Hammersmith was looking to ask questions of Whirlpool over the whole tumble dryer fire debacle.
Liebherr India Production
Liebherr is investing Rs 500 crore (about $5 million) in India to set up a production plant in Aurangabad to produce refrigeration appliances.
£100 Smart Fridge
We are of course just kidding about getting a smart fridge for a mere £100. Well, we sort of are at least and sort of not so much as a new device from Smarter means anyone can have a connected fridge for not a lot of money and without replacing the fridge you already have.
Triple Drum Washer
You know this whole “mine’s bigger than yours” thing is getting old enough in this industry but recently we’ve seen more and more of the “we’ve got more… than you” as well.
Beko Aims High
Beko has reportedly set its sights on significant growth by expanding into Asian Pacific and North American markets which is no surprise, we’ve seen it mention in dispatches but seems they are serious about it.
Nardi Update
Turns out that Nardi entering into administration wasn’t such a shock after all for the Italian press at least, even if it was to us as there had been difficulties at the company for some time it has been reported.
Nardi Ceases Trading
This is breaking news and we really do not have a lot of details as yet on the matter however we have been informed this afternoon that Italian manufacturer Nardi has ceased trading.
Beko Gets Magical
Beko have released a short video showing off what it envisages for the smart home of the future today and, it looks pretty cool.