Fan heater/heat convector – Extreme Heat
Serious risk Fire
- Product
- Fan heater/heat convector
- Brand
- Extreme Heat (4 alerts)
- Type / model
- FH-90C, bar code: 5603883502163
- Description
- Small fan heater 2000 W, marked extreme heat, packaged in blue and white box.
- Risk
- The heater had been constructed such that the elements are in contact with the live input terminal on the selector switch. This resulted in the elements being live even when the switch was in the off position and the fan not working. As soon as the heater was plugged in, the elements rapidly heated to red-hot. Surrounding plastics ignited and the heater caught fire.
- Measures
- Voluntary recall from consumers
- Notifying country
- United Kingdom
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
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Other alerts for Extreme Heat
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- Electrical appliances and equipment · United Kingdom Fan heater/heat convector – Extreme Heat 18 Mayweek 19 report, 2007 Fire Serious risk
- Electrical appliances and equipment · United Kingdom Fan heater/heat convector – Extreme Heat 18 Mayweek 19 report, 2007 Fire Serious risk