EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hot water cylinder Dimplex “A Class/A Class Solar” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01227/20
Summary
A relay located on the front of the cylinder, used for switching on and off the immersion heater, may be faulty.As a result the relay could overheat leading to increased risk of fire.
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Product
Hot water cylinder — Dimplex
- Brand
- Dimplex
- Name / model
- A Class/A Class Solar · ECS210HP40A-580 (UK and Ireland), ECS150HP40A-580 (UK only), ECS180HP40A-480 (UK only), ECS250HP40A-580 (UK and Ireland), ECS250HPST40A-580 (UK only)
- Batch number(s)
- H, I, J, K, and L series
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- 'A Class' and 'A Class Solar' domestic hot water cylinder.The affected products were distributed between 01 September 2016 to 30 April 2019.
- Recall information: https://www.dimplex.co.uk/sites/default/files/product_safety_notice_a_class_water_cylinder_1.pdfhttps://www.glendimplexireland.com/
What is the risk?
- A relay located on the front of the cylinder, used for switching on and off the immersion heater, may be faulty.As a result the relay could overheat leading to increased risk of fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 25/05/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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