OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: JOVS High Power Wet / Dry Vacuum Cleaners sold via eBay (2407-0151)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The vacuums present a serious risk of electric shock as they were supplied with 3-pin ‘clover’ style plugs which do not meet the requirements of the relevant standard, BS 1363.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandJOVS
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
JOVS High Power Wet / Dry Vacuum Cleaners sold via eBay
- Brand
- JOVS
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: JOVS High Power Wet / Dry Vacuum Cleaners sold via eBay
- Hazard: The vacuums present a serious risk of electric shock as they were supplied with 3-pin ‘clover’ style plugs which do not meet the requirements of the relevant standard, BS 1363.
- Corrective action: The products have been destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Wet / Dry Vacuum Cleaner
- Brand
- JOVS
- Models
- CB60-3B and CB90-3
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Two models of high power wet and dry vacuum cleaners in grey and yellow and grey and red. One model has a 60L capacity and the other has a 90L capacity.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The vacuums present a serious risk of electric shock as they were supplied with 3-pin ‘clover’ style plugs which do not meet the requirements of the relevant standard, BS 1363. Clover-style plugs are unfused, and due to the dimensions of the plug pins, it is possible for users to touch the live pin when plugging in or unplugging the plug from the socket. The instructions supplied were deemed inadequate and there were no warnings marked on the product or packaging.
- The vacuums do not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The products have been destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD number: 2407-0151
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The products have been destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Wet / Dry Vacuum Cleaner
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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