EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Fan heater Sencor “Hot Air Fan heater” — risk: burns, electric shock, fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1596/19
Summary
The plastic of the product can easily melt, leaving live or moving parts accessible.Consequently, a user could touch live or moving parts leading to electric shock or injuries. The plastic of the product is flammable. Due to continuous use the product could overheat, melting or even catching fire.Moving parts are accessible through the front grid.A user could insert the finger in the grid and suffer injuries.The…
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Product
Fan heater — Sencor
- Brand
- Sencor
- Name / model
- Hot Air Fan heater · SFH 7011WHType: UEU2
- Batch number(s)
- 8590669232024Lot: 2018701105
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Electric fan heater, with 2000 watts of power, sold in a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The plastic of the product can easily melt, leaving live or moving parts accessible.Consequently, a user could touch live or moving parts leading to electric shock or injuries. The plastic of the product is flammable. Due to continuous use the product could overheat, melting or even catching fire.Moving parts are accessible through the front grid.A user could insert the finger in the grid and suffer injuries.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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 10/10/2019
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 10/10/2019
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