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Post# 328614   2/3/2009 at 20:26 (5,531 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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This is so sad.....I really feel for the family.... ....and I can understand the benefit of smaller doors on machines CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
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Post# 328616 , Reply# 1   2/3/2009 at 20:29 (5,531 days old) by ttuee2006 ()   |   | |
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The controls were only 20 inches from the floor? Perhaps I missed something more important? Tragic indeed tho... |
Post# 328640 , Reply# 3   2/3/2009 at 23:19 (5,531 days old) by twinniefan (Sydney Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 328641 , Reply# 4   2/3/2009 at 23:24 (5,531 days old) by tuthill ()   |   | |
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Imagine the horror of being that mother and walking in on this... makes me sick to my stomach. |
Post# 328683 , Reply# 8   2/4/2009 at 07:11 (5,530 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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'There is a great deal to be said for a simple wall switch that controls the outlet the machine is fed from.' ...er....it has been illegal to install non-switched sockets in houses (or at least below certain heights) in Australia for probably 30-40yrs. My parents have 1 unswitched socket in their house (built 1968) and that is for an electric wall clock. The switch is located 8ft off the ground (6in below ceiling height) CLICK HERE TO GO TO ronhic's LINK |
Post# 328692 , Reply# 9   2/4/2009 at 08:08 (5,530 days old) by mielabor ()   |   | |
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Switched sockets are unknown here, but you can always remove the plug or install an intermediate switch (Dutch: "doordrukstekker"). BTW My Asko has a main switch that is difficult to operate for small children. |
Post# 328699 , Reply# 10   2/4/2009 at 09:21 (5,530 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA)   |   | |
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Our Maytag Epic 9700 has a child lockout setting on the controls. With a 5-year-old in the house, we use it all the time. God bless that poor family... Andrew S. |
Post# 329345 , Reply# 14   2/8/2009 at 12:04 (5,526 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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I am not familiar with the Kenmore model involved in this tragedy, but I measured the controls on my Frigidaire and the start button is 32.5 inches from the floor. I've never seen a front loader with controls only 20 inches from the ground. Wonder if it is a typo? I recall reading of a toddler drowning in a top load washer years ago. He managed to climb up on a chair to the top of the dryer next to the washer, opened the lid and fell in head first. The washer stopped with the lid open, but the poor child drowned in the 20 gallons of water in the tub. I feel very sorry for the family. I had a near-death experience as a 2 year old with a wringer washer. My mom has said she will never erase the horrific image of seeing me being pulled into the wringer. She was six months pregnant and fell down the basement stairs trying to reach me. Thankfully she got to me in time and was not seriously injured herself. She still tells the story and said it is probably the most horrible event of her life. |