OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Towel Warmer RTD-23A (2604-0087)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it has poor-quality internal soldering, including wires soldered directly to the PCB.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Towel Warmer RTD-23A
- Name / model
- RTD-23A
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Towel Warmer RTD-23A
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it has poor-quality internal soldering, including wires soldered directly to the PCB.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Warming Appliances Replacement Parts/Accessories
- Model
- RTD-23A
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Towel warmer with RTD-23A on the front panel.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it has poor-quality internal soldering, including wires soldered directly to the PCB. The top plate of the product is also insufficiently earthed. This means that if a wire becomes dislodged, the entire product may become live and shock the user. Improvements are also required to product labelling and marking.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2604-0087
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Warming Appliances Replacement Parts/Accessories
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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