Fan heater/heat convector
- Recall published
- 2007-05-07
- Brand
- Product title
- Fan heater/heat convector
- Product description
- Small fan heater 2000 W, marked extreme heat, packaged in blue and white box.
- Risk
- The heater had been constructed such that the elements are in contact with the live input terminal on the selector switch. This resulted in the elements being live even when the switch was in the off position and the fan not working. As soon as the heater was plugged in, the elements rapidly heated to red-hot. Surrounding plastics ignited and the heater caught fire.
- Measures taken
- Measures taken by economic operators: Voluntary recall from consumers
- Batch number / barcode
- Model number
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FH-90C, bar code: 5603883502163
- Recall type
- Consumer product
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- China
- RAPEX Reference
- 0444/07
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom