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Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers is CPSC recall #09078, announced on December 30, 2008. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recall involves the 3rd Edition of Wiring a House. The paperback book's cover is white and yellow and has a photograph of a man wiring a panel. ISBN #978-1-56158-942-5 is printed on the back cover. Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish is paperback and has a green, black and white cover that shows hands wiring an electrical wall receptacle. "Taunton's" is printed at the top. ISBN #978-1-56158-815-2 is printed on the back cover. The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the books and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.. Affected brand: The Taunton Press.
The recall involves the 3rd Edition of Wiring a House. The paperback book's cover is white and yellow and has a photograph of a man wiring a panel. ISBN #978-1-56158-942-5 is printed on the back cover. Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish is paperback and has a green, black and white cover that shows hands wiring an electrical wall receptacle. "Taunton's" is printed at the top. ISBN #978-1-56158-815-2 is printed on the back cover.
Affected products
Wiring a House, 3rd Edition and Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish Instructional Books
Recalled brands
The Taunton Press
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the books and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Recall date
December 30, 2008
CPSC recall #09078 covers Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on December 30, 2008. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recall involves the 3rd Edition of Wiring a House. The paperback book's cover is white and yellow and has a photograph of a man wiring a panel. ISBN #978-1-56158-942-5 is printed on the back cover. Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish is paperback and has a green, black and white cover that shows hands wiring an electrical wall receptacle. "Taunton's" is printed at the top. ISBN #978-1-56158-815-2 is printed on the back cover.
The CPSC remedy for recall #09078 is consumers should immediately stop using the books and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.. 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/2009/Faulty-Instructions-Prompt-Recall-of-Electrical-Wiring-How-to-Books-by-The-Taunton-Press-Shock-Hazard-to-Consumers. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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