OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Timiyou Air Heater MST-1212 (2511-0157)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse has insufficient granular filler and does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandTimiyou
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Timiyou Air Heater MST-1212
- Brand
- Timiyou
- Name / model
- MST – 1212
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Timiyou Air Heater MST-1212
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse has insufficient granular filler and does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Air Heaters - Portable
- Brand
- Timiyou
- Model
- MST – 1212
- Product identifiers
- X0024QZ32B, SKU T7023_G_UK
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A portable air heater with wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse has insufficient granular filler and does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. 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 under fault conditions.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets etc. (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 notification number: 2511-0157
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Air Heaters - Portable
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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