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SolarWorld Recalls Solar Systems with Copper Grounding Lugs Due to Electrocution, Electric Shock or Fire Hazard is CPSC recall #14260, announced on August 21, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall includes SolarWorld solar systems installed with bare-copper grounding lugs installed after June 1, 2010. These solar systems use energy from the sun to generate electricity within a system circuit. The installation instructions for SolarWorld solar systems sold after June 1, 2010 called for the use of GBL-4DB lugs for grounding. SolarWorld has revised these installation instructions to explicitly call for tin-coated lugs, specifically Ilsco part number GBL-4DBT. "T" is for tin-coated and indicated by the silver color of the lug. The remedy is customers may be able to identify from the ground whether a tin-coated lug (silver) or a bare-copper lug (brown) has been used on their solar panels. consumers who can identify the improper lugs should contact solarworld for replacement. if customers cannot determine which grounding lugs were used, they should contact solarworld to have an authorized solarworld agent inspect the installation and replace the lugs with tin-coated grounding lugs or equally safe alternative remedy at no cost to consumers. solarworld is requesting that distributors and others remove solarworld's installation instructions dated before june 2014 from their websites or other commercial information sources.. Affected brand: SolarWorld Americas, of Camarillo, California, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG.
This recall includes SolarWorld solar systems installed with bare-copper grounding lugs installed after June 1, 2010. These solar systems use energy from the sun to generate electricity within a system circuit. The installation instructions for SolarWorld solar systems sold after June 1, 2010 called for the use of GBL-4DB lugs for grounding. SolarWorld has revised these installation instructions to explicitly call for tin-coated lugs, specifically Ilsco part number GBL-4DBT. "T" is for tin-coated and indicated by the silver color of the lug.
Affected products
SolarWorld Solar Systems
Recalled brands
SolarWorld Americas, of Camarillo, California, a subsidiary of SolarWorld AG
Remedy
Customers may be able to identify from the ground whether a tin-coated lug (silver) or a bare-copper lug (brown) has been used on their solar panels. Consumers who can identify the improper lugs should contact SolarWorld for replacement. If customers cannot determine which grounding lugs were used, they should contact SolarWorld to have an authorized SolarWorld agent inspect the installation and replace the lugs with tin-coated grounding lugs or equally safe alternative remedy at no cost to consumers. SolarWorld is requesting that distributors and others remove SolarWorld's installation instructions dated before June 2014 from their websites or other commercial information sources.
Recall date
August 21, 2014
CPSC recall #14260 covers SolarWorld Recalls Solar Systems with Copper Grounding Lugs Due to Electrocution, Electric Shock or Fire Hazard, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 21, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall includes SolarWorld solar systems installed with bare-copper grounding lugs installed after June 1, 2010. These solar systems use energy from the sun to generate electricity within a system circuit. The installation instructions for SolarWorld solar systems sold after June 1, 2010 called for the use of GBL-4DB lugs for grounding. SolarWorld has revised these installation instructions to explicitly call for tin-coated lugs, specifically Ilsco part number GBL-4DBT. "T" is for tin-coated and indicated by the silver color of the lug.
The CPSC remedy for recall #14260 is customers may be able to identify from the ground whether a tin-coated lug (silver) or a bare-copper lug (brown) has been used on their solar panels. consumers who can identify the improper lugs should contact solarworld for replacement. if customers cannot determine which grounding lugs were used, they should contact solarworld to have an authorized solarworld agent inspect the installation and replace the lugs with tin-coated grounding lugs or equally safe alternative remedy at no cost to consumers. solarworld is requesting that distributors and others remove solarworld's installation instructions dated before june 2014 from their websites or other commercial information sources.. 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/SolarWorld-Recalls-Solar-Systems-with-Copper-Grounding-Lugs. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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