EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Gas appliances and components
Domestic gas boiler Keston — risk: burns, fire, explosion
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/00056/24
Summary
Excessive air could be trapped in the heat exchanger of the boiler, which could lead to a malfunctioning of the boiler thermostat or the controls, and on a dry operation, which could lead to fire,burns to the user and explosion. The product does not comply with the Gas Appliance Regulation nor with the European standards EN 15502-1 and -2.
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Product
Domestic gas boiler — Keston
- Brand
- Keston
- Name / model
- Domestic Gas Boiler · Combi2 and System2
- Category
- Gas appliances and components
- A white domestic gas boiler
- Recall information: https://idealheating.com/blog/important-customer-safety-notice
What is the risk?
- Excessive air could be trapped in the heat exchanger of the boiler, which could lead to a malfunctioning of the boiler thermostat or the controls, and on a dry operation, which could lead to fire,burns to the user and explosion. The product does not comply with the Gas Appliance Regulation nor with the European standards EN 15502-1 and -2.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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