A Toronto-area man is shocked after the glass door of his washer spontaneously shattered.
“I heard this loud bang after which there was glass everywhere in the ground within the laundry room,” Gord Robinson, of Mississauga, instructed Ontario Chronicle Toronto.
Robinson stated he was sitting in his kitchen final week when he heard the sound of breaking glass.
“I used to be sitting right here and I heard glass break and I did not see something so I forgot about it. Then my spouse went into the laundry room and it was stuffed with glass,” stated Robinson.
In line with Robinson, the glass door of his washer burst into items regardless of not having used it for 2 days.
“We weren’t utilizing it, there was nothing in it. It simply shattered for some motive,” stated Robinson.
Robinson’s washer is a four-year-old Electrolux. He stated when he contacted the corporate about what occurred, they instructed him it was not lined below guarantee.
“This unit is already out of guarantee and it will likely be an out-of-pocket expense. It’s possible you’ll contact a neighborhood servicer to switch the door,” Robinson recounted.
Robinson feels it is a security situation that needs to be addressed.
“If there would have been folks in there when that occurred, it might have brought about critical harm,” stated Robinson.
Producers say glass shattering on a washer door is extremely uncommon and could possibly be attributable to a direct influence. Cash, keys or different metallic objects left in a washer might additionally trigger nicks and scratches that would weaken the glass extra time.
“We’d very very similar to to resolve Mr. Robinson’s issues and regardless that his guarantee is not legitimate, we need to assist help Mr. Robinson as greatest as attainable and provided him a reduction on elements to restore his unit,” an Electrolux spokesperson instructed Ontario Chronicle Toronto.
“Our Buyer Service group will proceed to work with Mr. Robinson till it resolved.”
Robinson would love his washer repaired but additionally believes folks ought to know a glass washer door can shatter.
“To me, it is greater than glass breaking or a guaranty situation – it is a security situation,” stated Robinson.
