OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: 987 Heat Gun (2107-0194)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2107-0194
Reason for the recall
- Product presents a serious risk of fire and burns due to absence of overheat protection.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
987 Heat Gun
- Name / model
- 987 “Heavy Duty”
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 987 Heat Gun
- Hazard: Product presents a serious risk of fire and burns due to absence of overheat protection.
- Corrective action: Import has been destroyed at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment – Heat Gun
- Model
- 987 “Heavy Duty”
- SKU
- EY-A001295
- Other identifier
- P0104080129
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Heavy duty heat gun in red with black lead and 3 pin plug. Supplied with metal attachments in transparent plastic packaging.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Report and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a risk of fire because it has not been fitted with any overheat protection. The heat gun severely overheated and emitted flames when subjected to the stalled motor test.
- This product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- Import has been destroyed at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2107-0194
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Import has been destroyed at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment – Heat Gun
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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