OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Wax Heater Pro-Wax 100 sold via Amazon (2501-0074)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as it is inadequately earthed.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Wax Heater Pro-Wax 100 sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- RH008
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Wax Heater Pro-Wax 100 sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as it is inadequately earthed.
- 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 – Wax heater
- Model
- RH008
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Wax heater with a black base and a pink plastic cup
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the mains plug was not fitted with a fuse link which conforms to BS 1362. Should an electrical fault occur, the fuse can explode from the wall, causing a fire.
- The product also presents a risk of electric shock as there was single insulation mains wiring in contact with unearthed accessible metallic parts, and the breakdown isolation did not meet the insulation requirements set by the Standard for Class II equipment.
- 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.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD number: 2501-0074
- 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 – Wax heater
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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