EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Pressure equipment/vessels
Air blaster “40 Liter Reifenfüller” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00540/22
Summary
The product's safety valve does not correspond to the safety levels requested for this type of pressure equipment, and the welds are inappropriate. Moreover, neither the pressure tank nor the safety valve have a permanent marking for the maximal permissible operating pressure or safety pressure, and the manometer does not have a red warning mark.Furthermore, the product is supplied in parts for self-assembly, but…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Air blaster
- Name / model
- 40 Liter Reifenfüller · 200-AC-YCZYQ-1370
- Category
- Pressure equipment/vessels
- 40 litre tyre inflator / 10 gallon pearl seater Air Blaster Booster pressure vessel for installing tyres on wheel rims through pressure. Supplied in parts for self-assembly, but without instructions. Product sold online, in particular via eBay, with the listing identifier 124718894996.
What is the risk?
- The product's safety valve does not correspond to the safety levels requested for this type of pressure equipment, and the welds are inappropriate. Moreover, neither the pressure tank nor the safety valve have a permanent marking for the maximal permissible operating pressure or safety pressure, and the manometer does not have a red warning mark.Furthermore, the product is supplied in parts for self-assembly, but without instructions to do so. Instructions for the product use are not fixed to the product's parts, but may be attached by the assembler.The pressure vessel may burst and parts of the product can hit users and bystanders causing serious injury. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗