OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Recall: Pump House Portable Air Conditioning Unit PAC12 & PAH12 (2308-0134)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2308-0134
Reason for the recall
- On affected units the compressor power cord was too short causing it to contact internal pipework. This can lead to damage to the power cord insulation leading to arcing and fire.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandPump House
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Pump House Portable Air Conditioning Unit PAC12 & PAH12
- Brand
- Pump House
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Pump House Portable Air Conditioning Unit PAC12 & PAH12
- Hazard: On affected units the compressor power cord was too short causing it to contact internal pipework. This can lead to damage to the power cord insulation leading to arcing and fire.
- Corrective action: The importer has issued two separate product warning and recall notifications.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Equipment – Portable Air Conditioning Unit
- Brand
- Pump House
- Models
- PAC-C-12-12290 and PAC-H-12-R290
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- The product is a portable air conditioning unit.
- Product Report
- Link to product image and PDF
- Affected products
- Affected products have the following numbers which form the 4th to 11th digits of the serial number.
- Serial numbers
- Manufacture date
- 78272001, 75606401, 70915801, 73590610, 71712001, 72501101
- September 2018 and 15 August 2019
- 71711501
- January 2019
- 86469901
- August 2019
- Hazard
- A total number of 3 units have been identified where faulty wiring has resulted in fire during operation. On affected units the compressor power cord was too short causing it to contact internal pipework. This can lead to damage to the power cord insulation leading to arcing and fire.
- The product was not in conformity with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The importer has issued two separate product warning and recall notifications. These notifications alert users, and explains how to identify if the product is affected and should be returned. For further information, please refer to UK standard carriage charges - DiversiTech International: often imitated, never bettered at https://diversitech.global/important-information, and
- https://www.pumph.co.uk.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2308-0134
- Notified by: Health and Safety Executive
What to do
- The importer has issued two separate product warning and recall notifications.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Equipment – Portable Air Conditioning Unit
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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