OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Desktop Fan - Unit Heater BG-360 (2211-0037)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2211-0037
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the heater plastic cover can easily be removed providing access to live or hot parts. Consequently, a user could touch live/moving parts, or the heating element hot surface, and could suffer an electric shock or burns.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
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Product
Desktop Fan - Unit Heater BG-360
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Desktop Fan - Unit Heater BG-360
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the heater plastic cover can easily be removed providing access to live or hot parts. Consequently, a user could touch live/moving parts, or the heating element hot surface, and could suffer an electric shock or burns.
- Corrective action: We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Fan heater
- eBay item number
- 225179659922
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A mains powered fan heater available in two colours white and black fitted with a two pin plug and supplied with a separate 3 pin travel adaptor
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the heater plastic cover can easily be removed providing access to live or hot parts. Consequently, a user could touch live/moving parts, or the heating element hot surface, and could suffer an electric shock or burns. Additionally, the equipment was not fitted with an approved three pin plug. The instructions supplied with the product were inadequate as they did not contain sufficient information to ensure the correct and safe use of the equipment.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2211-0037
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Fan heater
- eBay item number
- 225179659922
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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