OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Air Heater (2601-0300)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire because it has poor quality internal soldering and may not operate safely under fault conditions.
Reasonsee the original notice
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX002DBFAHZ
Product
Air Heater — PTC Heating (packaging only)
- Brand
- PTC Heating (packaging only)
- Name / model
- BG-EH12
- Barcode
- X002DBFAHZ
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Air Heater
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire because it has poor quality internal soldering and may not operate safely under fault conditions.
- Corrective action: The product has been destroyed
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Air Heaters - Portable
- Brand
- PTC Heating (packaging only)
- Model
- BG-EH12
- Barcode
- X002DBFAHZ
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- White air heater with wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire because it has poor quality internal soldering and may not operate safely under fault conditions. The plug is also considered counterfeit and has a fuse without any ballast. The ballast is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The product has been destroyed
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2601-0300
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product has been destroyed
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Air Heaters - Portable
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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