CPSC2005-11-09
CPSC, Thane International Announce Recall of Perfect Air Ultra™ Air Purifiers
Well Brain International Ltd., of Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong, China
Hazard
An overheating capacitor in these air purifiers can cause arcing in a connecting wire, which poses the risk of fire.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the air purifiers immediately and contact Thane for instructions on how to return them and receive a coupon for credit toward other Thane products.
Sold at
Television infomercials and via direct sales on Thane's Web site from February 2004 through December 2004 for about $100.
Affected count
About 35,000
Injuries reported
Thane has received six reports of incidents involving these air purifiers catching on fire or melting. Thane has also received six units which were returned by customers and show some evidence of melting and/or charring. No injuries have been reported.
Manufactured in
China
Products
Perfect Air Ultra™ Air Purifiers
Consumer contact
Call Thane toll-free at (800) 849-5069, from 8:30am to 5:00pm ET Monday through Friday.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/CPSC-Thane-International-Announce-Recall-of-Perfect-Air-Ultra-Air-PurifiersDon't want to check this manually?
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