More problems with flaming toilets
04/19/2007 @ 10:00 pm
You may wanna hold off on using your toilets biddet for a while. At least until you’ve confirmed that its not going to become a flame thrower.
News tonight from Reuters that Japan’s second-biggest toilet maker INAX are having difficulties with their bidets becoming fire hazards.
INAX, owned by JS Group, said it had not made public seven cases of malfunctioning “washlets” — a combination toilet and bidet common in Japanese homes — that smoked or caught fire from 1991 to 2005.
The company said it had reported the incidents to the appropriate government ministry and no one was injured.
INAX’s announcement followed an apology on Monday from Toto, which revealed that 26 malfunctioning washlets had emitted smoke and another three had caught fire.
I assume this is the same as the Toto recall reported in the Asahi ?
April 20th, 2007 at 1:06 amSimilar yes. It’s a different company doing a different recall. (strange that two companies would suffer the same problems isn’t it?)
There’s more info on this available here:
April 20th, 2007 at 1:36 amhttp://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-toilets-on-fire,0,7248506.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines
It gives a new meaning to “the Ring of Fire”
, now all jokes aside maybe its a chemical reaction with the different cleaning products that are now on the market
April 20th, 2007 at 5:55 amBravo! young robin, at last you’ve left the nest and learnt to fly.
cuz. rem
April 20th, 2007 at 7:19 amAlex! Did you do a story on this yet? It’s the best product ever!
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toto-Porto-A-Travel-Washlet-that-Cleans-your-Behind-52544.shtml
April 20th, 2007 at 10:58 amWow! no I can’t say I did… Ha ha Wow! That’s quite an idea…
If I run a story I’ll give you credit for the find
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