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Tu-Wire® Dimming Ballasts Used With Compact Fluorescent Lights Recalled for Shock Hazard is CPSC recall #06235, announced on August 16, 2006. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled ballast is used to dim compact fluorescent lighting fixtures. The ballasts are not visible once installed. The ballasts were included with light fixtures sold under numerous brand names. Consumers should not touch these fixtures, since they could pose a shock hazard. The fixtures with these ballasts have a 120 VAC application, the fixture housing is for a 26W or 32W four-pin plug-in compact fluorescent lamp installed after July 1998. Most of the lights were sold for commercial use, though some were sold for consumer use. This recall does not involve light fixtures containing incandescent or halogen lamps or fixtures with screw-in compact fluorescent lamps or straight tube (linear) fluorescent lamps. The remedy is consumers should not touch these fixtures, since they could pose a shock hazard. consumers should contact lutron electronics to arrange for free replacement of the recalled ballasts.. Affected brand: Lutron Electronics Co. Inc..
The recalled ballast is used to dim compact fluorescent lighting fixtures. The ballasts are not visible once installed. The ballasts were included with light fixtures sold under numerous brand names. Consumers should not touch these fixtures, since they could pose a shock hazard. The fixtures with these ballasts have a 120 VAC application, the fixture housing is for a 26W or 32W four-pin plug-in compact fluorescent lamp installed after July 1998. Most of the lights were sold for commercial use, though some were sold for consumer use. This recall does not involve light fixtures containing incandescent or halogen lamps or fixtures with screw-in compact fluorescent lamps or straight tube (linear) fluorescent lamps.
Affected products
Tu-Wire® ballasts used with dimmable compact fluorescent lights
Recalled brands
Lutron Electronics Co. Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should not touch these fixtures, since they could pose a shock hazard. Consumers should contact Lutron Electronics to arrange for free replacement of the recalled ballasts.
Recall date
August 16, 2006
CPSC recall #06235 covers Tu-Wire® Dimming Ballasts Used With Compact Fluorescent Lights Recalled for Shock Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 16, 2006. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled ballast is used to dim compact fluorescent lighting fixtures. The ballasts are not visible once installed. The ballasts were included with light fixtures sold under numerous brand names. Consumers should not touch these fixtures, since they could pose a shock hazard. The fixtures with these ballasts have a 120 VAC application, the fixture housing is for a 26W or 32W four-pin plug-in compact fluorescent lamp installed after July 1998. Most of the lights were sold for commercial use, though some were sold for consumer use. This recall does not involve light fixtures containing incandescent or halogen lamps or fixtures with screw-in compact fluorescent lamps or straight tube (linear) fluorescent lamps.
The CPSC remedy for recall #06235 is consumers should not touch these fixtures, since they could pose a shock hazard. consumers should contact lutron electronics to arrange for free replacement of the recalled ballasts.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell Tu-Wire® Dimming Ballasts Used With Compact Fluorescent Lights Recalled for Shock Hazard on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/Tu-Wire-Dimming-Ballasts-Used-With-Compact-Fluorescent-Lights-Recalled-for-Shock-Hazard. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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