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Urgent tumble dryer safety alert issued as owners told 'stop using immediately'

An urgent safety alert has been issued for a number of tumble dryers sold in Ireland over concerns they could pose a fire hazard. The Commission for Communications Regulations (ComReg) announced this week that a safety hazard has been identified with certain Haier / Candy / Hoover heat pump tumble dryers as they called on customers to stop using these appliances with immediate effect. According to ComReg, the product presents a risk of fire due to manufacturing variations "as it is possible for an internal short circuit to occur during use, causing the product to ignite". "Haier Smart Home UK & I Ltd ('Haier') are carrying out a service intervention to rectify the issue," said the Irish Market Surveillance Authority. "If you are the owner of an affected product, stop using it immediately and contact Haier to arrange for a modification to take place." ComReg listed 15 model numbers that are affected by the issue. The affected models are: Model Brand Brand Product Number HDBI H7A2TBEX-80 HAIER 31900541 HDB4 H7A2TBERX80 HAIER 31900550 CBTD H7A1TE-80/ CANDY 31900011 CTDB H7A1TBE-80/ CANDY 31900013 BCTD H7A1TBE-80 CANDY 31900526 BCTD H7A1TE-80 CANDY 31900529 BCTDH7A1TCEB-80 CANDY 31900537 BKTDH7A1TCEB-80 CANDY 31900538 HTDBWH7A1TCE-80/ HOOVER 31900010 HBTDWH7A1TCE-80/ HOOVER 31900012 BHTD H7A1TCE-80 HOOVER 31900528 BHTDH7A1TCEB-80 HOOVER 31900530 BATDH7A1TCEB-80 HOOVER 31900531 BATD H7A1TCE-80 HOOVER 31900536 BATD H7A1TCER-80 HOOVER 31900542 Haier have said that they will send a service engineer to the homes of customers who have an affected product to rectify the issue. A spokesperson for Haier said: "We have recently identified a variability in our production of built-in tumble dryers that, on rare occasions, can generate an internal short circuit to occur. In certain circumstances and under certain conditions, this short circuiting may result in the machine igniting. "We take consumer safety very seriously and want to reduce any product safety risks to a minimum. Therefore, we would like to carry out an in-home modification to rectify the issue. This would require a service engineer to attend your home, free of charge. "If you own one of the affected models, we strongly advise that you do NOT use the appliance until the engineer has completed the modification." Owners can check whether they have an affected product by checking their model number and serial number and following the instructions here. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: Sign up here.