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Honeywell Recalls Moveable Baseboard Heaters

February 7, 2002
Release # 02-098

Heater Recall Hotline: (800) 311-4204
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Scott Wolfson, (301) 504-7051
Honeywell Media Contact: Barbara Dunlay (952) 474-8546

CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable Baseboard Heaters

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the (CPSC), Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP), of Southborough, Mass., 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.

CPSC and HCP have received 53 reports of these heaters short-circuiting, including two cases where the floor beneath the heater was damaged due to fire. No injuries have been reported.

The recalled HZ-514 HCP baseboard heaters are about 40 inches long, 8 inches tall, and 4 inches wide at their widest point. The white baseboard heaters have the name "Honeywell" printed on the front of the unit. The recalled heaters have:

a six-digit date code beginning with "97" on a sticker on the back or the bottom of the unit, or
a date code beginning with the digit "8" or "9" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord’s plug, or
a date code beginning with the digits "00" stamped on the flat metal prong of the electrical cord’s plug and "TYPE I" or nothing stamped on the bottom of the unit.

Department stores and home centers nationwide sold these baseboard heaters from October 1997 through January 2001 for between $30 and $50.

Consumers should stop using these heaters immediately, unplug them, and contact HCP at ( 800) 311-4204 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Sunday or log on to the company’s website at www.honeywell.com to determine whether their heater is part of the recall.

Consumers with recalled units will be given instructions on how to mail them back to HCP in order to receive a free replacement heater.

Baseboard heaters with "01" stamped on the metal prong of the electrical plug or "TYPE II" stamped on the bottom of the unit are not included in this recall.

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Updated: February 7, 2002

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