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CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable Baseboard Heaters is CPSC recall #02098, announced on February 7, 2002. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled HZ-514 HCP baseboard heaters are about 40 inches long, 8 inches tall, and 4 inches wide, at their widest point. The white baseboard heaters have the name "Honeywell" printed on the front of the unit. The recalled heaters have: - a six-digit date code beginning with "97" on a sticker on the back or the bottom of the unit, or - a date code beginning with the digit "8" or "9" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord's plug, or - a date code beginning with the digits "00" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord's plug and "TYPE I" or nothing stamped on the bottom of the unit. Baseboard heaters with "01" stamped on the metal prong of the electrical plug or "TYPE II" stamped on the bottom of the unit are not included in this recall. The remedy is consumers should stop using these heaters immediately, unplug them, and contact hcp to determine whether their heater is part of the recall. consumers with recalled units will be given instructions on how to mail them back to hcp, in order to receive a free replacement heater.. Affected brand: Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP).
The recalled HZ-514 HCP baseboard heaters are about 40 inches long, 8 inches tall, and 4 inches wide, at their widest point. The white baseboard heaters have the name "Honeywell" printed on the front of the unit. The recalled heaters have: - a six-digit date code beginning with "97" on a sticker on the back or the bottom of the unit, or - a date code beginning with the digit "8" or "9" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord's plug, or - a date code beginning with the digits "00" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord's plug and "TYPE I" or nothing stamped on the bottom of the unit. Baseboard heaters with "01" stamped on the metal prong of the electrical plug or "TYPE II" stamped on the bottom of the unit are not included in this recall.
Affected products
Moveable baseboard Heaters
Recalled brands
Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP)
Remedy
Consumers should stop using these heaters immediately, unplug them, and contact HCP to determine whether their heater is part of the recall. Consumers with recalled units will be given instructions on how to mail them back to HCP, in order to receive a free replacement heater.
Recall date
February 7, 2002
CPSC recall #02098 covers CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable Baseboard Heaters, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on February 7, 2002. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled HZ-514 HCP baseboard heaters are about 40 inches long, 8 inches tall, and 4 inches wide, at their widest point. The white baseboard heaters have the name "Honeywell" printed on the front of the unit. The recalled heaters have: - a six-digit date code beginning with "97" on a sticker on the back or the bottom of the unit, or - a date code beginning with the digit "8" or "9" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord's plug, or - a date code beginning with the digits "00" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord's plug and "TYPE I" or nothing stamped on the bottom of the unit. Baseboard heaters with "01" stamped on the metal prong of the electrical plug or "TYPE II" stamped on the bottom of the unit are not included in this recall.
The CPSC remedy for recall #02098 is consumers should stop using these heaters immediately, unplug them, and contact hcp to determine whether their heater is part of the recall. consumers with recalled units will be given instructions on how to mail them back to hcp, in order to receive a free replacement heater.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Honeywell-Consumer-Products-Announce-Recall-of-Moveable-Baseboard-Heaters. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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