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Hair dryer – Hair Tech “Unkwown”

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 27 May 2013In the weekly report of 31 May 2013 (week 21, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair dryer
Brand
Hair Tech
Brand as notified
HAIR TECH
Name
Unkwown
Type / model
Manufacturer’s reference: 8016 Commercial reference: HT142
Batch
Unknown
Description
Black hair dryer sold in a cardboard packaging with transparent front. The Voltage: 220-240 V AC and poower: 2 000 W. Protection against electric shock: Class I with 2-P + T socket (the earth conductor is not connected in the product).
Risk
null The product poses a risk of electric shock because the metal shaft of the motor, which is not separated from the live parts by double or reinforced insulation, is accessible via the air inlet of the dryer. In addition, the cover of the product is not sufficiently insulated from water infiltrations.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 15 Apr 2013
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 15 Apr 2013
  • Destruction of the product · from 14 Apr 2013
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0623/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0623/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-021 (XML)
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