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Electrical illuminated decoration - Living Aquarium – PMS

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 9 Dec 2010In the weekly report of 10 Dec 2010 (week 49, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Electrical illuminated decoration - Living Aquarium
Brand
Pms (9 alerts)
Brand as notified
PMS
Type / model
Item numbers affected – 074/319, NSP/010, 074/324 (bar code 5022896743248).
Description
Electrical, illuminated decoration consisting of a clear plastic casing, similar in appearance to a small domestic aquarium, with a plastic silver base and top. Inside the casing is a printed “aquarium” scene consisting of various brightly coloured tropical fish on a generally blue background with pictures of aquarium plants. The mains operated product contains a motor and lamp. The motor rotates the “aquarium” scene when the power is turned on.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire because:- the supply cord is poorly terminated which could lead to overheating and arcing;- there is inadequate clearance between live parts of different polarity and a short circuit could occur;- it does not have an adequate means of cord anchorage and the supply cord connections could fail.Two incidents reported.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers by the importer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1811/10Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1811/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1811/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-49 (XML)
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