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I think Hotpoint was started in the UK: http://web.archive.org/web/20070207104458/http://www.hotpointservice.co.uk/Service/aboutus.html GEC purchased Hotpoint UK in the 50's/60's I believe, it then spun it out as a subsidiary called General Domestic Appliances (GDA) and GE purchased 50% of the...

All Dryers for the Indesit Company are still made in the UK (for now!).

I'll still be cautious until Trading Standards report back on their findings. UK Whitegoods have a few more pictures of machines that have exploded. http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2564

Which don't have any "Don't Buys" at the minute for Washing Machines or Washer Dryers. However, apparently the Candy GO482 was awarded Best Buy status at some point, but many Which customers have reported reliability problems with the model. There are also reports of poor customer service form...

While Candy say it’s caused by a manufacturing fault, I wonder if the welded drum seam is weakening with age? http://www.which.co.uk/news/2011/01/washing-machine-explodes-in-uk-home-242862/

They are still using "Hotpoint-Ariston" for France, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Russia and Ukraine. Like Australia, they sell their appliances badged as Ariston in the US, obviously due to the fact GE own and use the Hotpoint trademark over there. http://www.hotpoint-ariston.com/ha/

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There is a good write up about choosing detergents here: http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=114

The previous owners installed an IKEA kitchen in our flat (I'd assume its a couple of years old). The issue I have with them is that there is no recess at the back of the carcass for pipes etc. This has caused the previous owners to run the gas pipe for the hob inside the cupboard, underneath...

... and here is a pic of our Hoover's drum seam that will have the same kind of seam on the Hoover/Candy machines that exploded. I checked today and the Indesit drum now fitted to Hotpoints also has this kind of seam:

Just for a comparison, here is the drum seam from my parents Hotpoint WF541 that has the recently phased out Hotpoint drum:

Talking about Chips, Fanny Cradock probably has the best way of cooking them (my Grandma did them this way as well!):

I'm sorry to hear that - you should have more joy with a Miele though!

@nrones I've never tried them but I've read that they don't work. It's not a big deal for me since they were virtually dry anyway.

@nrones: My mistake, I'm getting my terms mixed up, I believe the terms screw and welded refer to how the outer tub is assembled. The older Hotpoint drums have a different drum seam to the Candy and Indesit drums. I’m assuming that the seams could be a weak part in the drum and that could be...

Coincidentally, Hotpoint have recently transitioned from using a screwed drum to the standard Indesit welded drum.

I've been caught out with the draw/door a few times, mainly when I've been filling up the draw and noticed that I'd forgotten to add something to the wash. It was also spotted on the Which reviews for the Candy/Dynamic/Vision models as well. My Hoover cools down when the temp is set to 90...

That's good, as far as I know Indesit only released information on their affected models via a tech bulletin that was then leaked. http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2533

Indesit/Hotpoint are apparently fitting securing braces to thier models that are at risk, this is supposed to fix the issue (that remains to be seen). What are Candy doing with their models that are at risk?

This is also starting to happen with some Indesit/Hotpoint machines as well.