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Fireplace wall controls recalled

In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Hearth & Home Technologies Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of about 22,000 WSK-300 IntelliSwitch Fireplace Wall Controls. The wall controls were manufactured by Nortech Systems Inc. and sold with Heat & Glo gas direct vent f…

Counterfeit Square D circuit breakers recalled…again

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Specialty Lamp universal, Inc., has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 371,000 counterfeit “Square D” circuit breakers, due to a fire endanger. The circuit breakers can fail to trip when they are overloaded, and have been d…

Additional incidents immediate re-announcement of gel candle recall

In an expansion of a recall issued in February 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with M & A Global Technologies Inc, d.b.a. Spa at Home, has issued a moment voluntary recall of gel candles, due to a fire and burn endanger posed to consumers whether the candles…

Char-Broil gas grills recalled due to fire and burn hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Char-Broil LLC, has issued a voluntary recall of about 400 Char-Broil two-burner gas grills, model 463720108, due to fire and burn hazards. The main burner on the recalled grills does not fit correctly or to put through properly to…

Fireplace gas valves recalled due to fire and explosion hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with American Flame Inc., has announced a voluntary recall of about 12,000 fireplace gas valves, due to a fire and explosion endanger. After the switch has been turned off, gas can continue to flow into the fireplace pilot light area. A…

The Home Depot recalls candle holders

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with The Home Depot, has announced a voluntary recall of about 14,000 candle holders, due to a fire endanger. Sunlight that passes through the glass portion of the candle holder can cause nearby flammable items to ignite. The Home Depot…

Kenmore wall ovens recalled due to fire and burn hazards

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Frigidaire Canada, a sister company of Electrolux Home Products Inc., has announced a voluntary recall of about 7,500 Kenmore wall ovens.

Gas can build in the oven cavity during extended broiling, posing a burn and fire endanger…

Backpack blowers recalled due to laceration and affect hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Shindaiwa Corp, has announced a voluntary recall of about 23,000 Shindaiwa Backpack Blowers, models EB8510 and EB8510RT. Shindaiwa is aware of 13 incidents involving broken propellers, including one incident involving a minor head …

Recall: Fuel Cells used with framing nailers pose fire hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Paslode, has announced a voluntary recall of about 86,000 “Tall Red” Fuel Cells. The fuel cells, used to ability cordless framing nailers, can leak fuel, posing a fire endanger.

Manufactured in the United States, and sold from F…

Williamson-Thermoflo gas boilers recalled due to carbon monoxide hazard

In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Weil-McLain has announced a voluntary recall of about 1,800 Williamson-Thermoflo GWS and GWI gas boilers. whether a leak occurs in the vent piping, the boilers can leak carbon monoxide into the building in which they are installed, posi…

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