When you buy a new appliance it will come with details of how to register it with the manufacturer. Doing this helps you  get support if there is a problem and in some cases extends the basic guarantee that you get from the manufacturer. 

But there is another important reason to do this. Occasionally manufacturers become aware of a potential safety issue with electrical appliances, e.g. overheating that might cause a fire, and issue a product recall. Registering your appliance means that they can contact you in the event that this happens.

There is a helpful website Home – Register My Appliance which will quickly take you to the registration site for most of the manufacturers, allowing you to complete the registration and potentially save yourself from a dangerous incident.

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