Yes but the point is, the plastic parts used for such things tend to be very
well tested, as its an obvious safety critical part. If it melted, for
example and flooded the kitchen I doubt that would down well with customers
either.
Really, saying only use a cold wash is stupid, its either dangerous or its
not.
They have in effect layed themselves open for retailers to accept the old
ones back then take #whirlpool to court over their cock up.
Brian

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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.

I thought door locks tended to be mechanical - locked by a bimetal device
with a heating element. Could that heater get too hot if in the proximity
of a tub of hot water?