EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hairdryer SONAR “Professional Hair Dryer” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1391/18
Summary
The cross-sectional area of the power cord is inadequate. The wire could overheat, leading to a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335-1.
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Product
Hairdryer — SONAR
- Brand
- SONAR
- Name / model
- Professional Hair Dryer · SN-7730Item no.:02485
- Batch number(s)
- EAN: 8008280024855
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Electric hairdryer with plastic housing, 2600 W. Packaging: black cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The cross-sectional area of the power cord is inadequate. The wire could overheat, leading to a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335-1.
Measures taken
- 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: 19/09/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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