EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Heater NOVOMIR 500 “Poster Calefactor” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1335/16
Summary
The heater has no means of limiting the temperature. If the heater is folded over a surface, it can overheat causing a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
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Product
Heater — NOVOMIR 500
- Brand
- NOVOMIR 500
- Name / model
- Poster Calefactor · Unom-220v, Pnom-500w, IPXI
- Batch number(s)
- 0837655131304; The products affected do not bear a specific batch number.
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Poster, with various motifs, incorporating an electric heater. The packaging is a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The heater has no means of limiting the temperature. If the heater is folded over a surface, it can overheat causing a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 26/02/2016
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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