OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Soldering Iron UBL8008 (2509-0233)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the fuse within the plug has insufficient granular filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandUBILL (on plug)
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Soldering Iron UBL8008 — UBILL (on plug)
- Brand
- UBILL (on plug)
- Name / model
- UBL8008
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Soldering Iron UBL8008
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the fuse within the plug has insufficient granular filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Soldering/Brazing Irons (Powered)
- Brand
- UBILL (on plug)
- Model
- UBL8008
- SKU
- 17772816
- Product carton identifiers
- KO1UK, RV000013-250514-0007-1, D60810630-1
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Orange and black 220V 100W soldering iron with accessories.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the fuse within the plug has insufficient granular filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. There is also no evidence that the product has been assessed using relevant UK conformity assessment procedures as a valid Declaration of Conformity was not supplied.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2509-0233
- 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 – Soldering/Brazing Irons (Powered)
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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