OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: 200 LED Fairy String Light sold via Wish (2208-0114)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2208-0114
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as it features a ‘clover’ style plug and has poor mechanical strength.
Reasonsee the original notice
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Product
200 LED Fairy String Light sold via Wish
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 200 LED Fairy String Light sold via Wish
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as it features a ‘clover’ style plug and has poor mechanical strength.
- Corrective action: Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Lighting chain
- Wish ID
- 619ca42415a37991f9eb418d
- Country of Origin
- Unknown
- Product Description
- A 200 LED lighting chain with a ‘clover’ shaped plug at one end and a white controller at the other end.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as it features a ‘clover’ style plug and has poor mechanical strength. Due to being fitted with a non- BS 1363 plug, there is less than the required 9.5mm between the edge of the live pin and the side of the plug face, which presents hazards when the plug is inserted or removed from a socket. Also, when impact tests were performed, the white control enclosure broke open, giving users access to live parts, which if touched, could result in an electric shock. The creepage and clearance distances between live and neutral on the control PCB tracks were 1.0mm, below the required 1.5mm clearance and 2.5mm creepage. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, or the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2208-0114
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards.
What to do
- Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Lighting chain
- Wish ID
- 619ca42415a37991f9eb418d
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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