Electric shock

Portable electric heater

Portable electric heater
Case number
0007/07
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇫🇷 France
Country of origin
🇧🇪 Belgium
Published
2007-01-12

⚠️ Risk

This product poses a serious risk of electric shock due to accessibility of live parts. During testing, the product did not comply with the mechanical resistance requirement of the relevant European standard EN 60335. Following a shock test with impact energy of 0,5J, the air entry grill broke, letting the test finger come into contact with live parts.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributorDate of entry into force: Unknown

Category: Heating appliancesProduct: Portable electric heaterBrand: LACOType/number of model: LACO HT-503 fan heater and LACO NP200M ceramic radiator