EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Fan heater SAstro “Ceramic PTC Heater” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00473/22
Summary
The plastic of the product can easily melt, leaving live or moving parts accessible. Consequently, a user could touch live/moving parts, or the hot surface, and could suffer burns. During continuous use, the product could overheat and catch fire. The product does not comply with requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European Standard EN 60335.
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Product
Fan heater — SAstro
- Brand
- SAstro
- Name / model
- Ceramic PTC Heater · 000001-001002, AS-11PTC
- Batch number(s)
- 01/19
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- The product comes in a white/red cardboard package with a photo of the appliance on the outside. The product itself consists of a plastic casing containing all the electric parts.
What is the risk?
- The plastic of the product can easily melt, leaving live or moving parts accessible. Consequently, a user could touch live/moving parts, or the hot surface, and could suffer burns. During continuous use, the product could overheat and catch fire. The product does not comply with requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European Standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 05/12/2021
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