EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Wax heater “POP UP BEAUTY WAX HEATER” — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01333/22
Summary
The product's enclosure has no heat protection and can therefore overheat and melt, hence live parts will become accessible. Furthermore, the protective earthing connection is not adequately secured and the earthing resistance is not adequate, hence accessible parts will become live. A user may touch the product and receive an electric shock, or get burned. The product does not comply with the requirements of the…
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Product
Wax heater
- Name / model
- POP UP BEAUTY WAX HEATER · RWH015
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Round wax heater in white plastic and a purple lid.
- Recall information: https://www.normal.se/%C3%A5terkallelser/
What is the risk?
- The product's enclosure has no heat protection and can therefore overheat and melt, hence live parts will become accessible. Furthermore, the protective earthing connection is not adequately secured and the earthing resistance is not adequate, hence accessible parts will become live. A user may touch the product and receive an electric shock, or get burned. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the relevant European standard EN 60335-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 07/09/2022
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