OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: 3000w Water Immersion Heater (2504-0042)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as a consumer can easily access live parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
3000w Water Immersion Heater
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 3000w Water Immersion Heater
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as a consumer can easily access live parts.
- Corrective action: It is recommended users stop using this product immediately and contact the distributor you purchased it from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Portable Immersion Heater
- eBay Item Number
- 186341790238
- Product packaging identifiers
- ZL201520861011.9, A-103 GB4706.77-2008, GB4706.1-2005, 0668-3961177, 0668-3961188, AC220v
- Country of Origin
- Unknown
- Product Description
- An orange portable immersion heater with a metal element guard, fitted with an orange power lead and an orange moulded 3-pin plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as a consumer can easily access live parts. If the equipment as supplied is connected to the mains power supply, the exposed gaps to the live parts are visible. If a consumer inserts something conductive into the live parts they could be electrocuted.
- The product also presents a risk of fire and explosion as the supplied travel adaptor is marked as being fitted with a 13A fuse. Testing revealed that the adaptor and the 3-pin plug fitted to the equipment has no fuse to protect the equipment cable.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- It is recommended users stop using this product immediately and contact the distributor you purchased it from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2504-0042
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- It is recommended users stop using this product immediately and contact the distributor you purchased it from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Portable Immersion Heater
- eBay Item Number
- 186341790238
- Product packaging identifiers
- ZL201520861011.9, A-103 GB4706.77-2008, GB4706.1-2005, 0668-3961177, 0668-3961188, AC220v
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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