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Whether you find cleaning to be cathartic or just a chore, it must be done. This means collecting dimensions and terminals, corners and corners, to do the laundry , and yes, take out the void to attack the dirt, dust and animal hair that you would miss otherwise. Before removing your vacuum cleaner, you must however check to make sure it does not represent a risk of fire. Read the rest to find out more about a major reminder that affects 61,000 vacuum cleaners.

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In a reminder notice of January 12, the American Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Bissell remembers Select models of its dried wet drums wirelessly wet. According to the Bissell website, unlike standard vacuum cleaners, these devices can be used to clean both dirt and liquid mess, combining the features of a vacuum and a mop.

About 61,000 units were sold in Walmart stores nationally, as well as in line via Bissell, Walmart, QVC, Amazon, Costco, Fingerhut, Ace Hardware, Kohl's and Wayfair between January 2019 and November 2022. 4300 Additional were sold in January 2019 and November 2022. Canada.

The recalled vacuum cleaners, which sold retail for around $ 360, include models 2551, 2551W and 25519. "Bissell" is printed on the foot of household appliances. You can check the model number behind the clean water tank or on the black bar on the product information sticker.

According to the CPSC, the circuit card printed inside the vacuum battery is at the origin of the problem, which pose a risk of fire when it overheats and smokes. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"In rare cases, some battery printed circuit cards may be sensitive to localized hot spots, posing a Risk of overheating And possible risk of fire, "said Bissell's recall page." We have the quality of our products and the well-being of our consumer according to the highest standards. To minimize any potential danger for consumers, Bissell leads a voluntary product recall. ""

To date, Bissell has received 66 reports of smoking and burning from the under vacuum, as well as five serious cases where the battery has caught fire. Three fires caused minor material damage, while one resulted in a burn injury.

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If your Bissell vacuum cleaner is part of the recall, you should stop using it immediately. This applies to you even if your vacuum seems to work without problems, according to Bissell, and that the recalled models should not be used until the battery is replaced.

To do this, you can bring your void in a Bissell authorized service center or contact Bissell directly to plan time for a service technician to make free home repair. The Bissell reminder page confirms that you should not try to repair the void yourself and need an authorized technician.

Consumers can contact Bissell directly at 855-417-7001 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern time (and), Monday to Friday and between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. and Saturday. To submit an online recall request, scroll through the bottom of the Bissell reminder page and fill out the necessary information.

At the end of December 2022, more than 650,000 Samsung top-loading washing machine have also been recalled due to a risk of fire. Depending on the CPSC reminder notice, washing machines could short-circuit and overheat, and Samsung had received 51 reports of smoking, cast iron, overheating or fire involving the devices

Ten incidents cause material damage, while three have led to smoke inhalation injuries. The machines were sold in Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy, Costco and other devices, we have online on Samsung.com, between June 2021 and December 2022. Customers were invited to check Software up to date that rectifies the problem.