EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Oil filled radiator Equation “Unknown” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0510/15
Summary
null The radiator bursts when the internal pressure increases. As the temperature of the liquid that escapes via the weld seams may be as high as 100ºC, users may suffer burns. Furthermore, the product could cause a fire if hot oil is leaking in a place close to an ignition source.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Oil filled radiator — Equation
- Brand
- Equation
- Name / model
- Unknown · LH15-0715 (ref. LM 16374813);LH15-0920 (ref. LM 16374820);LH15-1125 (ref. LM 16374834);Lot n°: 203313220914
- Batch number(s)
- 3276004548160, 3276004548191 and 3276004548221
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Oil-filled radiator without any packaging.
What is the risk?
- null The radiator bursts when the internal pressure increases. As the temperature of the liquid that escapes via the weld seams may be as high as 100ºC, users may suffer burns. Furthermore, the product could cause a fire if hot oil is leaking in a place close to an ignition source.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 taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 04/03/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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