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Water heater – Santov

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 20 Dec 2007In the weekly report of 21 Dec 2007 (week 50, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Water heater
Brand
Santov
Type / model
Model 3 kW
Description
Electric portable submergible water heater with technical specifications: 220V; 50Hz; 3000W.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire and electric shock because: - the products construction creates risk of fire as result of careless and abnormal work,- the water heater is not marked with the declared voltage or voltage range and the power supply type, the degree of protection against water penetration (IP XX), - lack of marking for minimum and maximum level of submerging of the device,- lack of caution against cord replacement in the case of damage and placing the hot device on incombustible surfaces after switching off or removal from the water in the instruction for usage. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Sales ban, withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Bulgaria
Country of origin
Bulgaria
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1317/07Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1317/07Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1317/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1317/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-50 (XML)
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