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White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard is CPSC recall #11096, announced on January 12, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all White-Rodgers programmable thermostats with model numbers 1F88-XXX and 1F85RF-275 and date codes beginning with 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 and 1001 through 1039. The model number is printed on the thermostat's front pull-down panel door. The date code is located inside the removable front cover. White-Rodgers and/or the utility company's name and logo are printed on the front of the thermostat. These thermostats were able to be controlled by power companies in homes that took part in energy demand reduction programs. The remedy is consumers should immediately remove the two aa batteries from the thermostat and contact white-rodgers for a free repair kit. if battery removal causes changes in furnace operation, contact white-rodgers.. Affected brand: White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo..
This recall involves all White-Rodgers programmable thermostats with model numbers 1F88-XXX and 1F85RF-275 and date codes beginning with 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 and 1001 through 1039. The model number is printed on the thermostat's front pull-down panel door. The date code is located inside the removable front cover. White-Rodgers and/or the utility company's name and logo are printed on the front of the thermostat. These thermostats were able to be controlled by power companies in homes that took part in energy demand reduction programs.
Affected products
Programmable thermostats
Recalled brands
White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately remove the two AA batteries from the thermostat and contact White-Rodgers for a free repair kit. If battery removal causes changes in furnace operation, contact White-Rodgers.
Recall date
January 12, 2011
CPSC recall #11096 covers White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on January 12, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all White-Rodgers programmable thermostats with model numbers 1F88-XXX and 1F85RF-275 and date codes beginning with 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 and 1001 through 1039. The model number is printed on the thermostat's front pull-down panel door. The date code is located inside the removable front cover. White-Rodgers and/or the utility company's name and logo are printed on the front of the thermostat. These thermostats were able to be controlled by power companies in homes that took part in energy demand reduction programs.
The CPSC remedy for recall #11096 is consumers should immediately remove the two aa batteries from the thermostat and contact white-rodgers for a free repair kit. if battery removal causes changes in furnace operation, contact white-rodgers.. 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/2011/White-Rodgers-Recalls-Home-Heating-and-Cooling-Thermostats. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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