EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Domestic immersion heater HeatKing — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0776/15
Summary
null The over-temperature thermal cut-out of the immersion heater component can fail causing melting of the heater cover and may set fire to materials stored around the heater.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Domestic immersion heater — HeatKing
- Brand
- HeatKing
- Name / model
- Immersion heater · Model: HK102, HK103, HK106
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Copper domestic immersion heater component with a control thermostat and over-temperature protection. Component size 11, 18 and 27 Inch. Packaged in cardboard boxes 24 heaters per box.
What is the risk?
- null The over-temperature thermal cut-out of the immersion heater component can fail causing melting of the heater cover and may set fire to materials stored around the heater.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 23/04/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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