parents to check their washing machines after the glass door on her Hotpoint model exploded. Catherine Green said her machine was only on a 30 degrees cycle when she heard a noise "like something had smashed through a window" before she found the door to the washing machine drum had smashed, leaving broken glass all over her kitchen.
Posting on the Hinch Army Cleaning Tips Facebook page, Catherine said she was glad her grandchildren weren't with her at the time or they could have been hurt.
She said: "WARNING to people with the same washing machine. "This has happened while on a 30 wash, glass all over the kitchen (so lucky that none of my grandkids where here). "I was walking downstairs and just heard what sounded like something had.
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