Whirlpool bosses are in hot water for telling half a million of us to unplug our washing machines over Christmas due to a fire risk.
The US firm says it can’t fix the faulty models until January.
Labour MP Rachel Reeves slammed that as a “wholly inadequate response”.
In a hard-hitting letter to the firm, she also insisted that it resolves the situation “as a matter of urgency”.
Her condemnation came as home insurers warned that using a faulty washer could void insurance cover.
Whirlpool recalled 519,000 Indesit and Hotpoint washers after 79 caught fire due to a flawed lock system.
That came months after it recalled 500,000 potentially dangerous dryers.
In her letter, Ms Reeves branded the firm “a serial offender in the critical area of product safety”.
Home insurers urged owners to follow Whirlpool’s advice.
Churchill said: “In the event a customer uses one of these faulty products, which then causes damage to their home, a claim made wouldn’t be covered.”
Whirlpool says to avoid all risk, customers should not use the washers at all.
But if they do, they should only use cold cycles of 20C or lower.
