Pamela wrote in
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On 16:20 17 Dec 2019, John wrote:

Graham. wrote in
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Help me out here. I thought I knew how a door interlock works and I
suppose the PTC thermistor could overheat and cause a fire, but I
can't see how the load of the main heating element influences it.
Does anyone know what the actual mode of faliure is?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50811686
https://youtu.be/O9zfue1NzGU


They always have a ridiculous number of models in production. Modes
for different retailers so that they can't be beaten on price,
different countries, etc.
Can this lead to them not being sufficiently focused on quality and
reliability. Too much distraction.

Hopefully the socking great cost of the recall will focus Whirlpool's
mind on better design in future.



Sounds like a relay is needed. (or electronic equivilant)