US Warns Samsung Washing Machine Owners After Explosion Reports (cnn.com)

Samsung may have a new problem on its hands, and it feels too familiar. The U.S. regulators on Wednesday warned users of certain top-loading Samsung washing machines of safety issues following reports that "some have exploded." CNN reports: The warning, from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, covered machines made between March 2011 and April 2016. It did not specify a model. The commission suggested people use only the delicate cycle to wash bedding and water-resistant and bulky items because the lower spin speed "lessens the risk of impact injuries or property damage due to the washing machine becoming dislodged." The agency said it is working with Samsung on a remedy.

Comments

Samsung's business is Booming!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll be here all week, folks!

Re:Clearly Samsung's QA department.....

[cnaumann]

So why doesn't it detect the imbalance and reduce speed or shut down? Pretty much every washing machine I have owned does this.

Blame it on the translators

[phorm]

Samsung's management originally stated that they wanted their products "built to last"

However, somebody typo'ed the translation as "built to blast"

and in related news

[rossdee]

A number of airlines have announced they will ban passengers from having Samsung washing machines in their carry-ons

Re:Clearly Samsung's QA department.....

[bev_tech_rob]

Considering your UID, that's unlikely. Most if not all of the machines from the 80s and 90s were dumb. They'd walk across the floor if the load's unbalanced.

Uhhhh....my mother's Kenmore washing machine (bought back in the late 70s) had an out-of-balance detector on it that would stop the motor and sound a VERY loud buzz when the machine was out of balance and would not continue until the condition was resolved.

I call bullshit or very shitty machine design...