Basket air fryer
Tower T17067 4L Digital Air Fryer
Model T17067 (also T17067BLK) — United Kingdom
A 4-litre single-basket machine, 1400W, SUBJECT TO A 2025 FIRE-RISK RECALL. Owners should stop using it.
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Where to get real advice for this machine
Almost everything that changes a cooking answer is a property of the architecture rather than the badge. This is a basket air fryer, and the Basket air fryer page carries the cooking guidance that actually applies to it.
This is the baseline every cooking page on AirfryerHQ is written for. Times and temperatures are stated for a single layer in a drawer of this kind, so no adjustment applies. The one thing worth knowing about it is that the usable area is much smaller than the advertised litres suggest — the depth is mostly headroom, and food still has to go in one layer.
Does it genuinely air-fry?
Genuine air frying
Assessed by architecture against the criteria: a single deep drawer with element and fan above a perforated basket meets fast air and air-reaching-all-surfaces by construction. Note that an air-fry capability assessment is a statement about how the appliance cooks and says nothing whatever about whether it is safe to use — this model is subject to an active fire-risk recall and the two questions are entirely separate.
- Air moves fast, not just around
- Air reaches every surface of the food
- Recovers temperature quickly after loading
- Fat and moisture drain away
What we know about this machine
Read from Tower T17067 4L Digital Air Fryer — Safety and Instruction Manual (PDF), retrieved on 2026-08-13.
It is rated at 1400 W, an ordinary domestic rating that recovers temperature reasonably quickly after cold food goes in. It has a single cooking drawer, so everything in it cooks at one temperature for one time. It runs from 80°C to 200°C, which covers ordinary air frying and is too warm at the bottom end to dehydrate with. It is sold as 4 litres, which measures the whole drawer including the space above the food that you must not fill.
The figures above are the manufacturer’s. What they mean for cooking is AirfryerHQ’s reading of them, not a measurement — nobody here has run this machine.
Size and capacity
- Advertised capacity
- 4 litresA volume, not a cooking area.
Power and heat
- Power
- 1400 W
- Temperature range
- 80–200°C
- Adjusts in
- 5°C steps
Setup and cleaning
- Cooking zones
- 1
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 947/6769. The document carries no revision code.
9 figures we could not establish
Each of these says WHY it is missing. “Not recorded by the sources consulted” means the manufacturer does not publish it in the document we read — not that nobody looked, and not that the figure does not exist.
- Usable cooking area
- Not recorded by the sources consulted — Not published.
- Chamber
- Not recorded by the sources consulted — Not published.
- On the worktop
- Not recorded by the sources consulted — Not published.
- Weight
- Not recorded by the sources consulted — Not published.
- Power range as published
- Not applicable — A single rated figure is published.
- Standby power
- Not recorded by the sources consulted — Not published by this manufacturer. Very few models in this catalogue publish a standby figure at all.
- Preheating
- Not recorded by the sources consulted — Not addressed in the copy read.
- Dishwasher safe
- Not applicable — The manual is explicit: "The drawer is NOT dishwasher-safe. NEVER place the drawer in the dishwasher."
- Supplied with
- Not recorded by the sources consulted — Not enumerated in the copy read.
What each setting actually does
Read from the manual. The first column is the name printed on the panel; the second is what that setting is in plain terms, so you can use advice written for somebody else’s appliance.
| On the panel | In plain terms | Starts at | Settable range | Preheat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French fries | Air fry | Not printed in the manual | Not stated | Not stated |
| Chicken drumstick | Air fry | Not printed in the manual | Not stated | Not stated |
| Shrimp | Air fry | Not printed in the manual | Not stated | Not stated |
| Cake | Bake | Not printed in the manual | Not stated | Not stated |
| Steak | Air fry | Not printed in the manual | Not stated | Not stated |
| Fish | Air fry | Not printed in the manual | Not stated | Not stated |
| Ribs | Roast | Not printed in the manual | Not stated | Not stated |
Questions owners ask about this machine
Answered from this model’s own manual (Tower T17067 4L Digital Air Fryer — Safety and Instruction Manual) and nothing else. Where the manual does not address a question, it is not answered here from another machine’s.
What this manual calls the parts
- Grill plate
- The perforated plate the food sits on.Elsewhere the same words mean a heavy searing plate. In this manual it is the one plate the drawer has, and food cooks on it.
- Drawer
- The part that slides out and holds everything.
Other manufacturers use different words for the same parts, and sometimes the same word for a different one. What each part is called, brand by brand.
- Before the first cookWhat do I do before using it for the first time?
- Remove the packaging and any stickers, wash the drawer and grill plate with hot water, washing-up liquid and a non-abrasive sponge, and wipe the inside and outside with a moist cloth. Tower calls the perforated plate in the drawer the grill plate.In the manual: Before First Use.
- Where it stands, and the space it needsHow much space does it need around it?
- 10 cm free on the back and sides and 10 cm above, by the manual, with nothing placed on top of the air fryer because that disrupts the airflow.In the manual: Important safety information; Preparing for use.Why the clearance matters, and where not to stand one
- Opening it while it cooksWhat happens if I pull the drawer out while it is cooking?
- The unit stops, and when the drawer is put back it resumes on the settings last selected. A safety switch in the drawer also stops it from starting at all unless the drawer is fully closed and the timer is set.In the manual: Air Fryer Drawer Safety Switch; Removing the Drawer.
- Settings the panel does not explainWhat do the keys do, and what range can I set?
- Temperature moves in steps of 5°C between 80°C and 200°C, and the timer in single minutes from 1 to 60. A short press changes a setting one step and holding the key runs through them quickly. The Mode key cycles through seven presets, each showing its temperature and time alternately. Nothing starts until On/Standby is pressed, and if no key is touched for a minute the unit goes back to standby with a beep.In the manual: Using your appliance: Setting the Temperature; Setting the Timer; Pre-set Menus.
- Oil, and dishes inside itCan I put a baking tin in this one?
- Yes. The manual says to place a baking tin or oven dish in the drawer to bake a cake or quiche, or to cook fragile or filled food. It also says not to fill the drawer with oil or frying fat, and to cook oiled potatoes within a few minutes of oiling them.In the manual: Tips; Before First Use, step 8.
Error codes and display states
Only what this manufacturer publishes, and only for this manufacturer. A code means whatever the firmware author decided it means, and reading one across from another brand is the commonest way to misdiagnose a fault.
AirfryerHQ does not hold this code for this manufacturer. That is a statement about this catalogue and not about your appliance: most manufacturers publish no code table at all, and a code's meaning is specific to the firmware that produced it. Do not read a meaning across from another brand — check your own manual, and contact the manufacturer if it is not in there.
Cleaning this model
The parts this machine has, what collects on each and how often it needs doing. Full methods and prohibitions are on the cleaning pages.
Which parts go in the dishwasher
None. The manual is explicit: "The drawer is NOT dishwasher-safe. NEVER place the drawer in the dishwasher."
| Part | What is on it | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Drawer | Ordinary residue after cooking | After every use |
| Drawer | Burnt-on residue | When it needs it |
| Drawer | Stuck food | When it needs it |
| Grill plate | Looking after the coating | When it needs it |
| Drawer | Greasy film | After every use |
| Interior of the chamber | Greasy film | After every use |
| Interior of the chamber | Greasy film | About weekly |
| Interior of the chamber | Lingering smell | When it needs it |
| Heating element area | Carbonised deposit | About monthly |
| Fan and air intake | Greasy film | About monthly |
| Exterior and body | Greasy film | About weekly |
| Controls and display | Greasy film | About weekly |
Clean after every use. The drawer and grill plate are washed by hand in hot water with washing-up liquid and a non-abrasive sponge; the manual says the drawer is not dishwasher-safe. Metal utensils and abrasive cleaners may damage the non-stick coating. For dirt stuck to the bottom of the drawer it suggests a ten-minute soak in hot soapy water.
Faults the manual documents, as printed
Only what the manufacturer publishes. AirfryerHQ does not invent the meaning of an error code, and where a manual documents one undifferentiated fault state that is what appears here.
The air fryer does not work
The manual gives three causes, and the third is particular to this panel: selecting a cook mode does not start it. The On/Standby key must be pressed afterwards. The other two are an unplugged appliance and one that has not been switched on.
Check the plug and the power, then press On/Standby after choosing the preset. A machine that appears dead after a mode has been selected is usually waiting for that second press.
White smoke comes out of the air fryer
Attributed to grease left from previous use heating up inside the fryer, rather than to the food being cooked now.
Clean the fryer properly after every use.
Fried snacks are not crisp when they come out
Three causes: the wrong type of snack, grease from previous use, or too much food in the drawer.
Cook smaller batches, which the manual states fry more evenly, and lightly brush the food with oil.
Replaceable parts
AirfryerHQ holds no replacement-part details for Tower T17067 4L Digital Air Fryer. That is a statement about this catalogue rather than about the appliance: its removable parts can wear or be lost like any other machine’s, and the manual read for this model does not list them with references we could record. What can be replaced, and what to ask for covers the general case, including where to find the model number a parts desk will ask you for.
Recall and safety status
This model is named in a published safety alert.
Product recall — Office for Product Safety and Standards, 2503-0094 and 2603-0060, 2025-04-08
Hazard: Fire. The alert states that the product presents a risk of fire as it can overheat and ignite during use. No further mechanism is described, and no risk level is graded on the document.
What to do: The product has been recalled from end users. Owners are told to stop using it immediately and unplug it, and are directed to the Tower Housewares recall site at tower-safety.co.uk to check whether their product is affected and to register for a refund or replacement.
Active recall
Named in OPSS product recall 2503-0094 as one of six Tower air fryers that can overheat and ignite during use. Checked against the published alert on 13 August 2026; the alert's own currency was not established, so the recall is recorded as active on the strength of the notice never having been withdrawn rather than on a confirmation that it stands.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards publishes the UK register of product safety alerts, reports and recalls on GOV.UK, and Electrical Safety First operates a recall checker for electrical appliances. Registering an appliance with its manufacturer is what makes a direct notification possible.
Finding the manual
The document read for this page is Tower T17067 4L Digital Air Fryer — Safety and Instruction Manual (PDF), retrieved on 2026-08-13. A different revision, or a booklet for another market, may not match it.
The manual's settings table qualifies every cooking time by a quantity in grams, which is the most useful cooking data of any manual read for this catalogue.
About this model
A conventional single-drawer basket air fryer with a digital panel and preset menus. It is in this catalogue for one reason above its specifications: it is one of six Tower models recalled in 2025 because they can overheat and ignite during use. If you own one, the recall is the only part of this page that matters.
Owning this machine
The questions that come after the cooking.
- Looking after itFive minutes a week and one check a month, nearly all of it about grease.
- What to clean it withIncluding which tool every manufacturer in this catalogue prohibits.
- The coating, and when a basket is finishedThe part that decides how long this appliance lasts.
- Replacing a part, and what to ask forWhere the model and serial numbers are, and why no order code appears here.
- Accessories, and whether you need themWith the verdicts first and no affiliate links anywhere.
- Repair, replace, or stop using itThe symptoms that mean stop now, and the ones that mean a part.