OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Recall: ELPINE Plug-In Heater (2405-0115)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2405-0115
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to access to live parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandELPINE
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode5038673314921
Product
ELPINE Plug-In Heater
- Brand
- ELPINE
- Barcode
- 5038673314921
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: ELPINE Plug-In Heater
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to access to live parts.
- Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Room Heater
- Brand
- ELPINE
- Item Number
- 31492N
- Barcode
- 5038673314921
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Small circular black room heater with remote control.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the heating element could be accessed with minimal force. The plug face also did not meet the dimensional requirements of the relevant standard, exposing users to an electric shock hazard when unplugging, or plugging in, the plug from the socket.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The product has been recalled from end users.
- Owners should stop using the product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2405-0115
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product has been recalled from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Room Heater
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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