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09-29-2016, 01:37 AM
U.S. regulators warn consumers about exploding Samsung washers
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First it was the smartphones, **w it's the washing machines.
In the same month that Samsung admitted (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/samsung-**te7-explodes-brooklyn/) it k**ws of at least 35 instances of **te7 batteries exploding or catching fire amid a nationwide recall (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/galaxy-**te7-half-exchanged/#P3BQYS1F6Tqp?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) in the U.S., the company is also having to deal with reports that some of its top-loading washers are also exploding.
SEE ALSO: Samsung says half of faulty **te7 phones have been exchanged in the U.S. (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/galaxy-**te7-half-exchanged/)
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning Wednesday, CNN reports (http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/28/news/samsung-cpsc-washing-machine-explosion-reports/index.html?sr=twCNN092816samsung-cpsc-washing-machine-explosion-reports0540PMVODtopLink&linkId=29299325), saying that there were "safety issues" with certain models made between March 2011 and April 2016. It did **t specify models. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/28/washing-machines-samsung/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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First it was the smartphones, **w it's the washing machines.
In the same month that Samsung admitted (http://mashable.com/2016/09/12/samsung-**te7-explodes-brooklyn/) it k**ws of at least 35 instances of **te7 batteries exploding or catching fire amid a nationwide recall (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/galaxy-**te7-half-exchanged/#P3BQYS1F6Tqp?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) in the U.S., the company is also having to deal with reports that some of its top-loading washers are also exploding.
SEE ALSO: Samsung says half of faulty **te7 phones have been exchanged in the U.S. (http://mashable.com/2016/09/23/galaxy-**te7-half-exchanged/)
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning Wednesday, CNN reports (http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/28/news/samsung-cpsc-washing-machine-explosion-reports/index.html?sr=twCNN092816samsung-cpsc-washing-machine-explosion-reports0540PMVODtopLink&linkId=29299325), saying that there were "safety issues" with certain models made between March 2011 and April 2016. It did **t specify models. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/28/washing-machines-samsung/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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