EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Domestic heat pump Thermia “Diplomat” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0070/13
Summary
null There is a risk that the capacitors in the converter box fail; this risk could increase as the product ages. A failed capacitor can burn and set fire to the converter box. Once ignited, the converter box will continue to burn aggressively and will not extinguish.Two house fires reported.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive.
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Product
Domestic heat pump — Thermia
- Brand
- Thermia
- Name / model
- Diplomat · Thermia Diplomat Duel 1550,Themia Diplomat 1550,Thermia Diplomat Duel 1050,Thermia Diplomat 1050
- Batch number(s)
- 1411-54770D00, 1411-54770C00, 1411-54660D00 and 1411-54660Coo
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Domestic heat pump
What is the risk?
- null There is a risk that the capacitors in the converter box fail; this risk could increase as the product ages. A failed capacitor can burn and set fire to the converter box. Once ignited, the converter box will continue to burn aggressively and will not extinguish.Two house fires reported.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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