Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-3
Challenge. · Upright electric fan heater.
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.
- Published
- 26 January 2007
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0093/07
- 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.
Classification
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China