FOLLOWING the announcement from the manufacturer of Hotpoint and Indesit tumble dryers regarding appliances manufactured between April 2004 and September 2015 being a potential fire risk, I would urge all owners to check whether their appliance is affected.


For advice regarding your consumer rights Citizens Advice has a helpline: 03454 04 05 06 and another good resource for advice on making complaints is www.thecomplainingcow.co.uk


If you don’t already have a smoke alarm, now would be a good time to invest in one.


Having survived a house fire (not related to a tumble dryer) I wouldn’t be writing this letter now if it wasn’t for a smoke alarm alerting my family to the danger. 


Michael Egan, The Shires, St Helens