OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Fan Heater BG-EH10 (2511-0048)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug pins are too narrow and do not conform to the dimensional requirements of BS1363.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Fan Heater BG-EH10
- Name / model
- BG-EH10
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Fan Heater BG-EH10
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug pins are too narrow and do not conform to the dimensional requirements of BS1363.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment – Room Heater
- Model
- BG-EH10
- Other product identifiers
- RVG1033-250804-0002023, PL048309-23
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A small desk fan heater with wall plug attached.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug pins are too narrow and do not conform to the dimensional requirements of BS1363. The plug fuse does not meet the requirements of BS 1362 as the length of the fuse link and diameter of end cap were below minimum permitted tolerances. This could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Improvements are also required to product marking and labelling.
- This product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2511-0048
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment – Room Heater
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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