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PetSmart Recalls Top Fin Plastic Aquarium Heaters Due to Electrical Shock Hazard is CPSC recall #14244, announced on August 1, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all 50-, 100-, 150-, 200- and 250-watt Top Fin brand plastic aquarium heaters. The heaters are black cylinders about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 13 inches tall. Recalled heaters have model number HT50, HT100, HT150, HT200 or HT250. Lot numbers for the recalled heaters are 1839, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1910. "Top Fin," "Premium Aquarium Heater," the model number and the heater's wattage are printed on the side of the heater near the top. Below that, the lot number is printed beneath the words "Made in China." The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the heater, unplug it, remove it from the aquarium and return it to any petsmart store for a full refund.. Affected brands: Shenzhen Xing Risheng Industrial Co. Ltd., PetSmart Inc..
This recall involves all 50-, 100-, 150-, 200- and 250-watt Top Fin brand plastic aquarium heaters. The heaters are black cylinders about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 13 inches tall. Recalled heaters have model number HT50, HT100, HT150, HT200 or HT250. Lot numbers for the recalled heaters are 1839, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1910. "Top Fin," "Premium Aquarium Heater," the model number and the heater's wattage are printed on the side of the heater near the top. Below that, the lot number is printed beneath the words "Made in China."
Affected products
Aquarium heaters
Recalled brands
Shenzhen Xing Risheng Industrial Co. Ltd., PetSmart Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the heater, unplug it, remove it from the aquarium and return it to any PetSmart store for a full refund.
Recall date
August 1, 2014
CPSC recall #14244 covers PetSmart Recalls Top Fin Plastic Aquarium Heaters Due to Electrical Shock Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 1, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all 50-, 100-, 150-, 200- and 250-watt Top Fin brand plastic aquarium heaters. The heaters are black cylinders about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 13 inches tall. Recalled heaters have model number HT50, HT100, HT150, HT200 or HT250. Lot numbers for the recalled heaters are 1839, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1910. "Top Fin," "Premium Aquarium Heater," the model number and the heater's wattage are printed on the side of the heater near the top. Below that, the lot number is printed beneath the words "Made in China."
The CPSC remedy for recall #14244 is consumers should immediately stop using the heater, unplug it, remove it from the aquarium and return it to any petsmart store 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/2014/PetSmart-Recalls-Top-Fin-Plastic-Aquarium-Heaters. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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