Home Depot Recalls Soleil Portable Fan Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: July 25, 2013

Recall number: 13-249

Home Depot Soleil portable fan heater

Recall Summary

Name of product: Soleil portable fan heaters

Hazard: The portable fans plastic housing can melt, deform and catch fire during use, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy: View Details

Refund

Consumer Contact: Home Depot toll-free at (877) 527-0313 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET any day, or online at www.homedepot.com and click on Product Recalls for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 107,000

Description: This recall involves Soleil portable fan heaters with model number LH-707. The model number is printed on the underside of the fan on a sticker. The circular table fans are white plastic and are 1500 watts. Soleil is printed on the center front of the fan. The fans have a thermostat control on the bottom left front and a power and fan speed control on the bottom right front. The fans measure about 8 inches in diameter by 8½ inches tall.

Incidents/Injuries: Home Depot has received 464 reports of the fans melting. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fan heaters and return them to Home Depot for a full refund.

Sold exclusively at: Home Depot stores nationwide from September 2012 through May 2013 for about $15.

Importer: Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia

Manufacturer: Shanghai Limach Mfg. Co. Ltd., of China

Manufactured in: China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

Source: cpsc.gov