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my dishwasher caught fire twenty years ago. front door had to be knocked in by fire brigade and whole flat redecorated.
does that mean I can leave as many dishwashers on at night as I want because the chances of having two go woof are so low?
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you are in deep statistical trouble, mate.
We go hinge side everytime.
does that mean I can leave as many dishwashers on at night as I want because the chances of having two go woof are so low?
You know when you occasionally hear about people that have won the lottery twice?
If the worst should happen I can at least blame the wife. Only had the bloody thing about 6 years and so far I have found out how to unload it. Wait for ages and she'll do it. Put the knives in the wrong way or something else terrible and you'll never load it again. Still don't know where I am supposed to squirt the Fairy
Still don't know where I am supposed to squirt the Fairy
You've got bigger issues to worry about than the dishwasher then.
If the worst should happen I can at least blame the wife. Only had the bloody thing about 6 years and so far I have found out how to unload it.
Mind. Boggled.
Hora - don't leave the keys in the door, it just makes it easy for anyone breaking in to unload in the middle of the night because they can open the door without breaking it (after coming in through a back window)
and all houses of multiple occupancy must have thumb turn locks on all internal lockable doors so no hunting for keys.
From experience ive had a tv catch fire, a tumble drier at my mums caught fire, a customers fridge burnt out the garage, and another custome was watchuing tv while in the bath with the tv safely placed on a small table in the doorway, but with 2 nightlights alight on the top they soon melted through the casing of the tv and set fire to the tv, destroying the bathroom.
as for a previous comment i only live down the road from the fire station, fire engines are not always on base, but out fighting fires, checking premesis, extracting smal children from railings or just driving round.
[quote=konabunny ]does that mean I can leave as many dishwashers on at night as I want because the chances of having two go woof are so low?
Risky. You're a vast amount more likely to have two go woof than I am.
"You've got bigger issues to worry about than the dishwasher then."
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bruneep- We go hinge side everytime.
Not suitable for fire service use. Gotta be a controlled method nowadays 😉
Not on my watch
I'm putting mine on now, and going for a beer at the pub #dangerwash
lol
Looking a bit deeper, is there any statistic for the % of these fires that happened in a household without RCD and MCB protection?
That is a very good point squrellking. Having seen the state of my wiring when i ripped it out for rewiring .
Im more worried about the wiring in old houses than i am appliances catching fire....
As its a Friday..lets have a Friday analogy..Dishwasher users are like Council departments- meetings discussing what they are going to do and how they'll go about it...whereas sink users are like go-getting private businesses.. just get it **** done.
Another thing- after loading it you've got to unload it, moan about the streaks and sometimes scrub the stubborn ones again in the sink with washing up liquid?
Yer anaolgy is as crap as your arguement im afraid.
Was it on here someone was talking about the solution to the unloading thing? Two dishwashers side by side. More plates and cutlery.
Load, wash, then use as supply for clean while you start loading the second.
Looking a bit deeper, is there any statistic for the % of these fires that happened in a household without RCD and MCB protection?
A good percentage of fires start at the consumer unit allegedly - from the end of this year the regs require new installs to be fully metal cases to CU
Was it on here someone was talking about the solution to the unloading thing? Two dishwashers side by side. More plates and cutlery.Load, wash, then use as supply for clean while you start loading the second.
That was me, yes. Can't wait to have a kitchen big enough...though given that it negates the need for a crockery cupboard...
I was quite interested to see that washing machines have more fires than tumble driers , because , you know, water?
I reckon theres more risk of me amputating a thumb in the cupboard door while hunting for the dishwasher switch than having a dishwasher fire.