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Venmar Ventilation Inc. Recalls Heat Recovery Ventilators Due to Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Heat Recovery Ventilators

Units: About 75,000

Manufacturer: Venmar Ventilation Inc., of Quebec, Canada

Hazard: The motors in these units can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Venmar Ventilation has received four reports of ventilator motors overheating resulting in fires causing extensive property damage. One incident in Michigan reportedly resulted in about $1 million in damages.

Description: Heat Recovery Ventilators are designed to exchange air between the inside and outside of a home in order to provide fresh air. The recall covers units made from 1991 through 2001, and have the following brand names and model numbers:

Brand Models
Venmar AEXX, EARC, 1XX, 30X, 40X, 40XXX
Venmar AVS 1.X, 2.X, 30XX, 55XX
Flair 30, 30XX, 55, 55XX, 85115
vänEE 10, 1XX, 100X, 20, 20XX, 30XX, 90
Conformax 300, 350, 400
NuTone NUTR130
Carrier
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Submitted by Earnie on Mon, 2007-07-16 09:27. categories [ | | ]
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Estes-Cox Radio Control Airplanes with Lithium Polymer Batteries Recalled for Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Radio Control Model Airplanes (Models 4153 and 4161) with Lithium Polymer Batteries
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Submitted by Earnie on Mon, 2007-07-16 09:01. categories [ | ]
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Digital Security Controls Recalls Smoke Detectors that Could Fail to Warn of a Fire

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Digital Security Controls FSA and FSB Series Smoke Detectors

Units: About 32,000
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Submitted by Earnie on Mon, 2007-07-16 08:32. categories [ | | ]
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Maytag® and Samsung™ Brand Front Loading Washing Machines Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Maytag and Samsung Brand Front Loading Washing Machines

Units: About 250,000 Maytag-brand units and about 20,000 Samsung-brand units

Distributor: Maytag Corp., of Newton, Iowa, and Samsung Electronics America Inc., of Ridgefield Park, N.J.

Manufacturer: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., of South Korea

Hazard: Water leakage onto the electrical connections to the washing machine’s thermal sensor could cause an electrical short and ignite a circuit board, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Maytag has received five reports of incidents involving ignition in the circuit board. Samsung has received one report of an incident involving ignition in the circuit board. No injuries, fires or property damage outside the washing machine have been reported.

Description and Models: The recall involves certain Maytag and Samsung brand front-load washers. The Maytag washers have model numbers beginning with MAH9700 or MAH8700. The Samsung model number WF306BHW or a model number beginning with WF316. Not all serial numbers are subject to the recall. The model and serial numbers are located on a tag at the bottom of the door opening. Maytag models with a serial number ending in the last two letters identified below are subject to the recall:

2005 GA GC GE GG GJ GL GN GP GR GT GV GX
2006 JA JC JE JG JJ JL JN          

Sample Maytag Serial Number: 10123456GN
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Submitted by Earnie on Thu, 2007-07-05 14:02. categories [ | ]
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Casio® Inc. Announces Recall of Electronic Keyboards Due to Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Electronic Musical Keyboards

Units: About 12,000

Importer: Casio® Inc., of Dover, N.J.
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Submitted by Earnie on Thu, 2007-07-05 13:43. categories [ | ]
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Dollar Stop Plus Recalls Extension Cords for Fire, Shock, Electrocution Hazards

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of Product: 15-Foot Extension Cords

Units: About 40

Retailer: Dollar Stop Plus, of Chicago, Ill.
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Submitted by Earnie on Thu, 2007-05-17 20:00. categories [ | | | ]
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Weber-Stephen Products Recalls Gas Grills Due to Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Weber® Genesis® 320™ Series Gas Grills

Units: About 14,000

Manufacturer: Weber-Stephen Products Co., of Palatine, Ill.

Hazard: The gas hose attached to the side burner of the grill can crack or break off during shipping, causing it to leak gas when in use, which poses a fire hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Weber has received 49 reports of hose damage or gas leaks. No injuries have been reported.
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Submitted by Earnie on Thu, 2007-05-17 19:39. categories [ | ]
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Lenovo Recalls ThinkPad Notebook PC Extended-Life Batteries Due to Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Lithium-ion extended-life batteries used in ThinkPad notebook computers.
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Submitted by Earnie on Tue, 2007-05-01 09:50. categories [ | ]
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Gel Candles Recalled By M & A Global Technologies Due to Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of product: Gel Candles

Units: About 1,700

Manufacturer: M & A Global Technologies Inc., doing business as Spa at Home, of Tallahassee, Fla.
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Submitted by Earnie on Thu, 2007-04-26 08:49. categories [ | ]
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Currey & Company Recalls Lamps Due to Fire Hazard

Cite: www.cpsc.gov

Name of Product: Thomasville Table and Floor Lamps

Units: About 2,600

Distributor: Currey & Company, of Atlanta, Ga.
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Submitted by Earnie on Thu, 2007-04-26 08:15. categories [ | ]
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