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posted by takyon on Sunday October 02 2016, @11:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the more-samsung-stuff-exploding dept.

Consumerist reports:

[Dozens of] owners of Samsung top-loading washing machines say their appliances exploded while in normal use.

[...] The Consumer Product Safety Commission confirmed it is working with Samsung to address safety issues related to the top-loading washing machines after receiving dozens of reports that the appliances have exploded while in use.

[...] Owners of the machines, sold between March 2011 and April 2016, are advised to only use the delicate cycle when washing bedding, water-resistant, and bulky items. The lower spin speed of the delicate cycle lessens the risk of impact injuries or property damage due to the washing machine becoming dislodged

A Georgia woman [said] that on April 8, she and her four-year-old son were standing next to the machine when it exploded. "It was the loudest sound. It sounded like a bomb went off in my ear", the woman said, recalling that nuts, bolts, and wires were laying on the floor.

[...] Several consumers have banded together to sue Samsung in federal court, claiming that a support rod in the appliance is insufficient to hold the tub in place and can become unfastened during the spin cycle.


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  • (Score: 2) by driverless on Monday October 03 2016, @04:17AM

    by driverless (4770) on Monday October 03 2016, @04:17AM (#409254)

    In the meantime Day & Zimmermann, manufacturer of the M67 grenade, in reaction to reports of problems with dud M67's, have recommended that the US Army consider buying Samsung electronics products instead in order to arm its troops. For example in this case [coconuts.co] if they'd used a Galaxy S7 they wouldn't have had to worry about it being a dud. In related news, Samsung marketing is reported to be looking at rebranding the S7 to the M67.

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