Built-in heat pump tumble dryers made by Haier (Hoover, Candy, Haier and others): fire risk
An internal short circuit can occur in normal use and make the dryer catch fire.
What to do: Stop using the dryer and, if the plug can be reached, switch off and unplug it. Check the 16-digit serial (sticker inside the door frame or on the back) on Haier's checker and book the free in-home modification (0808 178 0516). Dryers modified before the second programme (marked HM1 or unmarked, i.e. not J7) still need the new modification.
Haier product safety checker (all brands)
Affected models
- Baumatic: BBTD H7A1TE-80, BBTDH7A1TE-80
- Candy: CBTD H7A1TE-80/, CTDB H7A1TBE-80/, BCTD H7A1TBE-80, BCTD H7A1TE-80, BCTDH7A1TCEB-80, BKTDH7A1TCEB-80
- Caple: TDi4000, TDi4001
- Haier: HDBI H7A2TBEX-80, HDB4 H7A2TBERX80
- Hoover: HTDBWH7A1TCE-80/, HBTDWH7A1TCE-80/, BHTD H7A1TCE-80, BHTDH7A1TCEB-80, BATDH7A1TCEB-80, BATD H7A1TCE-80, BATD H7A1TCER-80
- Iberna: BITD H7A1TE-80, BITDH7A1TE-80
- Lamona: LAM8875, LAM8876, LAM8877, LAM8878, LAM8879
- Montpellier: MIHP70, MIHP75
Bought 2019 to 2025 per the manufacturer (OPSS reports for Candy from May 2025; Requirement to Warn on already-modified units August 2025; all brands December 2025 and April 2026). Still open. LAM8875 is in the OPSS notice but not on Hoover's list.
Sources
- OPSS, Haier heat pump tumble dryer corrective action programme
- OPSS PSD 2505-0143, Candy heat pump tumble dryer
- OPSS Requirement to Warn to Haier, 1 August 2025 (model list)
- Hoover UK product safety notice, built-in heat pump tumble dryers
- CCPC, Haier built-in heat pump tumble dryers (Ireland)
Last checked 2026-11-11. This page summarises the official notice; the manufacturer's page is the final word on whether your appliance is affected.