OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Reenwee Socket Tester sold via Amazon (2404-0029)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2404-0029
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the as the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and is too small for a standard UK socket.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandReenwee
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Reenwee Socket Tester, RCT4 sold via Amazon
- Brand
- Reenwee
- Name / model
- RCT4
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Reenwee Socket Tester, RCT4 sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the as the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and is too small for a standard UK socket.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Socket tester
- Brand
- Reenwee
- Model
- RCT4
- Amazon ASIN
- B091TM5TD1
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- A square, black socket tester with ‘>2s power’ button and ‘RCD test’ button.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the as the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and is too small for a standard UK socket. The live and neutral pins were found to be less than 9.5mm from edge, which allows access to live parts. This may result in the user receiving an electric shock when removing or inserting the plug from the socket. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2404-0029
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Socket tester
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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