There are a few basic steps involved in washing clothes: put the clothes in the washer, add the soap, turn it on.  When it’s done, take the clothes out and put them in the dryer and hang them on the line.  Not one of those steps?  Burn clothes to a crisp.   So GE decided to recall some of their front loading washers that could do just that due to some faulty wiring.  Find out if your washer is affected along with more info about the recall at the CPSC website.