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Water cooler and carbonator – Culligan “Waterbar”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 23 Mar 2016In the weekly report of 1 Apr 2016 (week 13, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Water cooler and carbonator
Brand
Culligan
Name
Waterbar
Type / model
22376
Description
The water dispenser is connected to the cold water supply. It operates with a disposable cartridge containing up to 600 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2). It contains a four-litre gasification tank in which the water and gas are mixed.
Risk
null The safety valve on the pressure-reducing valve installed on the CO2 bottle may fail. The high pressure may cause explosion of the tank. This may cause pieces to be propelled and cause injuries. 1 incident reported in France. 3 incidents reported in Italy.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 14 Mar 2016
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Italy
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0394/16
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0394/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-013 (XML)
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