We saw in the paper that there’s a serious possible problem with the Samsung top loading washing machines manufactured between 2011 and 2016. We checked our model number against the list of affected models and ours is one of them.
If you have a Samsung top loading washing machine, follow the link to see if you need to report your washing machine. https://pages.samsung.com/ca/toploadwasherremedy/English/index.jsp?. There’s also a CBC link with information about this issue - http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/samsung-washing-machine-explode-1.3783613
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