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1% would be an insane failure rate for something this dangerous. Over half the households in the UK own driers [1] and there are 27.7 million households in the
by bb123 7y ago
1% would be an insane failure rate for something this dangerous. Over half the households in the UK own driers [1] and there are 27.7 million households in the UK [2]. If 1% of driers were catching fire we would be seeing 138,500 extra house fires a year! Even 0.001% is too high.
[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/289140/tumble-dryers-in-households-in-the-uk/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/289140/tumble-dryers-in-...
[2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde...
- sbov 7y agoNevermind that your average household probably has at least 10 things hooked into their electrical system. A 1% failure rate for all of them would be rather insane.