Fire

Upright electric fan heater.

Challenge.
Upright electric fan heater.
Case number
0093/07
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Type / Model
Product No. 415/0248. Affected products were purchased before 4 January 2007 and have the following date codes: 0622, 0623, 0630, 0634, 0637 and 0643.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2007-01-26

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a serious risk of fire because elements on some units have been found to distort in use and can touch the casing. As a consequence, the casing can melt and the element may come into contact with any surface the heater is placed on and a fire can occur.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive.4 incidents where customers saw flames inside the unit have been reported.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers.Date of entry into force: Unknown