EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Gas appliances and components
Gas refrigerator Sunwind “XCD” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0798/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of fire and burns because of possible leakage of unburned gas due to a damaged component (damaged nut) along the gas circuit. Two incidents of gas leakage have been reported.The product does not comply with the Gas Appliances Directive (No 2009/142/EC) and the relevant European standard EN 732.
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Product
Gas refrigerator — Sunwind
- Brand
- Sunwind
- Name / model
- XCD · XCD-100
- Batch number(s)
- Black: 7028640011449White: 7028640011432
- Category
- Gas appliances and components
- Gas refrigerator of capacity 90 litres, plus 10 litre freezer.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of fire and burns because of possible leakage of unburned gas due to a damaged component (damaged nut) along the gas circuit. Two incidents of gas leakage have been reported.The product does not comply with the Gas Appliances Directive (No 2009/142/EC) and the relevant European standard EN 732.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 27/05/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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