Tenant has removed fire labels from furniture!

zebulon

Trollfever wrote: »

The labels mean that I can only use cushions one way up so it is best to remove them so that when they get dirty I can just turn the cushion over.

It's probably what might have happen!
that would be the kind of things I might do when the label is too big, just to make it nicer... although I never did that on something that's not mine... I think.

wow, that's a tricky one me think, good luck (sorry not very useful)

Mrs_pbradley936

The labels were on there when he moved in and he admits to taking them off but did not know that he was not supposed to. Legally you have to have fire labels on any upholstered furniture to show that the foam used is flame retardant. I think that all foam used since 1988 has to be and this furniture is clearly newer that 20 years old so perhaps I am worrying needlessly. If no body knows for sure I will wait for the agents to find out.

bandraoi

So long as you can prove that it was flame retardant then I imagine you're ok.

You can prove that via the labels but if you know the make/model or have a picture and know when and where you bought it then you can prove that it's flame retardant if it ever becomes necessary.

vivatifosi

bandraoi wrote: »

So long as you can prove that it was flame retardant then I imagine you're ok.

You can prove that via the labels but if you know the make/model or have a picture and know when and where you bought it then you can prove that it's flame retardant if it ever becomes necessary.

I used to work in the furniture industry and that's exactly what I would suggest too. Any furniture manufacturer worth its salt, and any reseller, should know exactly what tests have been met/passed etc and by what product. I'd have had no hesitation writing you a letter saying that the sofa model x, as shown in such and such a photo, has passed BS... or whatever. It would be good customer service.