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EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-020

Warner Howard · Hand-dryer "World Dryer"

The affected models have a rotating air outlet nozzle which is not earthed to the cover so that in the event of a failure which might cause live parts to come into contact with it, the user might receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.

Published
18 May 2012
Notifying authority
United Kingdom
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
0747/12
Model
Model number MR48 (white cover models only). The affected dryers were manufactured between May 2009 and April 2011. The changeover is denoted by the first 5 digits of the serial number. Serial nu.....
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk type
Electric shock
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Wall-mounted hand-dryer fitted in premises such as shops, restaurants, places of work, schools.