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CPSC Warns Consumers to Replace Star ME-1 Dry Fire Sprinklers Made by Sprinkler Corporation of Milwaukee
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Replace Star ME-1 Dry Fire Sprinklers Made by
Sprinkler Corporation of Milwaukee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The (CPSC)
today is warning consumers regarding approximately 400,000 Star ME-1 dry
fire sprinklers manufactured from 1983 through 1995 by Sprinkler
Corporation of Milwaukee, Inc. (SCM), formerly known as Star Sprinkler
Corporation. CPSC warns that these sprinklers present a safety risk and
should immediately be replaced. This warning follows the resolution of
an administrative proceeding filed by CPSC on October 9, 2001, in which
CPSC alleged these sprinklers are defective and are likely to fail to
operate in a fire, thereby exposing consumers to the risk of death or
serious injury.
CPSC reports that samples of Star ME-1 dry sprinklers removed from
several locations and tested by independent testing laboratories did not
operate as intended. CPSC has received reports of two failures involving
Star ME-1 dry sprinklers. One report involved a 1976 sprinkler, and the
other, sprinklers installed in 1990. |
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