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Electric kettle – National

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 11 Feb 2010In the weekly report of 12 Feb 2010 (week 6, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Electric kettle
Brand
National
Type / model
NC-TH 26,Article No 2114
Description
Electric kettle, protection class I, rating: 700 W:• Capacity: 2.6 l,• metal vessel, painted white with flowers,• Mains cable, 2-core, approximately 1.2 m long, with non-compliant 2-pin plug without earth contact.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - water can penetrate the appliance housing near the power socket, adversely affecting the electrical insulation;- the appliance is not earthed and an insulation defect could mean that accessible metal parts are live.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales by the importer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0173/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0173/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-6 (XML)
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