Ceiling Fans
CPSC #03-193, 25Sep03. Vaxcel International is voluntarily recalling about 1,200 ceiling fans. About 80 of these units were improperly assembled with a metal sleeve that could cause exposed wiring. If this occurs, consumers are at an increased risk of receiving an electrical shock during installation or removal.

Electric Heaters
CPSC #03-140, 5Jun03. Weather Works is voluntarily recalling about 2,400 Ventilaire electric heaters. The electric heater can overheat internal plastic components and damage the wiring, posing a fire and electrocution hazard to consumers.

Gas Boilers
CPSC #03-540, 13May03. Weil-McLain is recalling its Ultra 155 and Ultra 230 Gas Boilers. The company has determined that the gas valve mounting screws on the recalled boilers may have not been fully tightened during the assembly process and may have come loose in transportation. Weil-McLain is concerned that loose gas fittings could result in leaking gas, fire and/or explosions that could cause bodily injuries or property damage.

Electric Fans
CPSC #03-064, 26Dec02. Brooklyn Lollipop Imports & Exports is voluntarily recalling about 22,000 electric fans. These electric fans have undersized wiring, use a power plug that is not polarized, have an improperly sized grill, and overheat, all of which could cause electrocution, electric shock, fire, and finger entrapment hazards to consumers.

In-Wall Heaters [reminder of previous recall]
CPSC #03-030, 4Nov02. The CPSC is urging consumers to examine their in-wall electric heaters to determine if they are among the 1.9 million Cadet and Encore brand heaters recalled in February 2000. Although the Cadet Manufacturing Co. heaters were sold and distributed primarily in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington from about 1978 through 2000, some of the heaters were sold in other states. A four-year old boy died on September 14, 2002, in Alexandria, Va., when one of the recalled Cadet heaters allegedly was involved in a house fire.

Dehumidifiers
CPSC #03-019, 17Oct02. W.C. Wood is voluntarily recalling about 2,500 dehumidifiers. Internal wiring can abrade on metal parts, presenting a risk of electric shock to consumers if the insulation wears through.

Ceiling Fans
CPSC #03-016, 17Oct02. Fanimation is voluntarily recalling about 60,000 ceiling fans. The hanger bracket can break, which could cause the fan to fall from the ceiling and seriously injure anyone standing nearby.

Electric Fans
CPSC #03-005, 8Oct02. Thrifty Paper is voluntarily recalling about 26,000 electric fans. These electric fans have undersized wiring, use a power plug that is not polarized, overheat and have an improperly sized grill, all of which could cause electrocution, electric shock, fire, and finger entrapment hazards to consumers.

Actuators in Building Fire/Smoke Dampers
CPSC #03-003, 2Oct02. Invensys Building Systems is recalling up to 560,000 Siebe actuators for testing and replacement, if necessary, which could be found in fire and smoke dampers. Actuators hold open fire and smoke dampers in a building's heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. A spring mechanism, integrated with the damper, is designed to close the damper during a fire to limit the spread of smoke, fire and fumes. The recalled actuators can jam, and prevent the dampers from closing. If dampers fail to close during a fire, serious injury or death can be suffered by building occupants because smoke, fire and fumes can spread through a building's ventilation system.

Safety Relief Valves for Large Propane Tanks
CPSC #02-230, 15Aug02. Cavagna North America is recalling about 6,100 safety relief valves manufactured by Omeca, of Bresia, Italy. These valves, imported by Cavagna, are designed to relieve excess pressure in large propane tanks, typically the 500- to 1,000-gallon size. The recalled valves can have sharp internal edges that can cut into gasket seals in the valves, causing a propane gas leak. This poses a risk of fire or burn injuries. These safety relief valves are not used for smaller propane tanks, such as those used for home gas grills.

Room Air Conditioners
CPSC #02-227, 14Aug02. Carrier Guam is voluntarily recalling about 2,100 window air conditioners. Salty sea spray can cause the electrical capacitor within these units to corrode, posing a possible fire hazard.

Gas Shut-off Valves
CPSC #02-163, 16May02. Seismic Safety Products is voluntarily recalling approximately 600 Earthquake gas shut-off valves. These gas valves could stick in the open position allowing gas to flow freely, which poses a risk of serious injury to consumers from fire and explosion during an earthquake.

Gas Boilers
CPSC #02-152, 02May02. ECR International is voluntarily recalling about 8,000 gas-fired boilers. The burners on these boilers could produce excess carbon monoxide (CO) in the flue, due to improper combustion, posing a risk of CO poisoning to consumers.

Electric Heaters
CPSC #02-133, 03Apr02. Lakewood Engineering is voluntarily recalling about 107,000 electric heaters. The electrical connections inside of the heater can become loose, causing the heater's metal frame to become energized. This poses a serious electric shock hazard to consumers.

Moveable Baseboard Heaters
CPSC #02-098, 07Feb02. Honeywell Consumer Products is voluntarily recalling about 450,000 moveable baseboard heaters. The heating element in these baseboard heaters can short-circuit and ignite combustible material under the heater, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Furnaces
CPSC #01-189, 9Jul01. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing a recall of about 30,000 furnaces sold in California. Seven firms are offering to repair or replace certain furnaces, which were sold under their own labels, but were manufactured by Consolidated Industries Inc. The units involved are gas-fired horizontal furnaces equipped with steel “NOx” rods installed above the burners and are commonly called NOx rod furnaces. These furnaces pose a substantial risk of fire.

Space Heaters
CPSC #01-147, 09May01. Vermont Castings, Majestic Products is recalling about 3,900 space heaters. Overheating inside the space heaters can cause the exterior to become extremely hot, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Air Conditioners
CPSC #01-116, 28Mar01. White Consolidated Industries is voluntarily recalling about 17,000 window/wall air conditioners. These air conditioners can short circuit posing a risk of fires, and shock and burn injuries to consumers.

Propane Regulators
CPSC #01-112, 21Mar01. Hurricane Products is voluntarily recalling about 20,000 propane regulators. These propane regulators, manufactured by Chen Fong of Taiwan are used to regulate the flow of propane from pressurized containers. These regulators can leak propane, which can result in a fire or explosion. The leak can cause the appliance flame to be larger than expected, possibly causing burns to nearby consumers and cause nearby combustibles to catch fire.

Propane Gas
CPSC #01-061, 22Dec00. Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives (CHS) of Inver Grove Heights MN is voluntarily coordinating the testing of propane gas delivered to dealers in five states. The propane may not have contained enough odorant to allow consumers to smell leaking gas, presenting a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to consumers.

Furnaces
CPSC #00-190, 27Sep00. Gas-fired horizontal forced-air furnaces manufactured by Consolidated Industries (formerly Premier Furnace Company) present a substantial risk of fire. Approximately 190,000 were manufactured between 1983 and 1994, and installed exclusively in California.

In-Wall Heaters
CPSC #00-070, 17Feb00. 1.9 million Cadet and Encore electric heaters are defective and can overheat and catch fire.

Portable Heaters
CPSC #00-009, 21Oct99. 45,000 Holmes portable heaters have thermostats in some that are improperly positioned, which can cause them to overheat, posing a fire hazard. Sold approximately 9/98 through 7/99.

Furnaces
CPSC #00-003, 12Oct99. York Diamond 80 downflow mid-efficiency furnaces may have insulation surrounding the heat exchanger separate from the cabinet wall of the furnace & fall onto the heat exchanger because of inadequate gluing, sold apprx 5/94 through 7/96.

Accessory Electric Heaters
CPSC #99-158, 18Aug99. For Trane, American Standard heat pumps or electric systems sold approximately 10/97 through 5/99.

Electric Heating Elements
CPSC #99-061, 16Feb99. For Rheem electric furnaces & air handlers sold approximately 8/92 through 12/95.

Thermostats
CPSC #98-139, 9Jul98. For Honeywell electric baseboard heater thermostats.

High Temperature Plastic Vent [HTPV] Piping
CPSC #98-072, 24Feb98. Plexvent, Plexvent II, Ultravent