OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: KKTect Hot Air Gun sold via Amazon (2308-0074)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2308-0074
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire and electric shock as the earth connection was not connected to exposed metal parts on the front metal nozzle and there was no fuse was present to protect the product from over-current fault conditions.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX001QQFHAN
Product
KKTect Hot Air Gun sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- HB-A
- Barcode
- X001QQFHAN
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: KKTect Hot Air Gun sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire and electric shock as the earth connection was not connected to exposed metal parts on the front metal nozzle and there was no fuse was present to protect the product from over-current fault conditions.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hot air gun
- Model
- HB-A
- Barcode
- X001QQFHAN
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A green, black and grey plastic hot air gun with a black power supply cord and plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire and electric shock as the earth connection was not connected to exposed metal parts on the front metal nozzle and there was no fuse was present to protect the product from over-current fault conditions. Additionally, the plug and fuse are considered to be counterfeit as there was no approval markings or licence number and the fuse did not contain a ballast.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2308-0074
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hot air gun
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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