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Upflow Horizontal Oil Furnaces Recalled by The Ducane Company
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Note: company and telephone number change
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CONTACT: Ken Giles |
Originally issued October 29, 1996 Revised October 21, 2002 |
(301) 504-7052 |
| Release # 97-012 |
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CPSC and The Ducane Compan y Announce Recall of Upflow
Horizontal Oil Furnaces
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Ducane Company of
Columbia, S.C., is announced a voluntary recall program
to repair approximately 2,100 oil furnaces. Heat exchangers
in the furnace can crack.
The Ducane Company initiated the recall after it found
a crack in one of its furnaces. No injuries have been
reported.
This retrofit involves 150,000- and 200,000-Btu oil
furnaces manufactured by Ducane and distributed under the
following brand names and model numbers:
| Brand | Model
Numbers |
| American Standard | AUH150A960A and
AUH200A960A |
| Bard | FUS150D60A and
FUS200D60A |
| Bryant/Day & Night/Payne | 363AAN060195 and
363AAN060260 |
| Carrier | 58BTA195xxx58BTA10120 and
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58BTA260xxx58BTA10120 |
| Ducan e | UHZA150D34C2 and
UHZA200D34C2 |
| Goodman/Janitrol/GMC | UH-150(BK, DU) and
UH-200(BK,DU) |
| Heil/Tempstar | NT005150BKA1 and
NT005200BKA1 |
| Inter-City Products | ND150A020 and
OND200A020 |
| (Arcoaire, Comfortmaker) | |
| Lincoln Barriere | LBU150 and LBU200 |
| Nordyne (Miller/Intertherm) | 01HA-150C20B
and 01HA200C20B |
| Quiet Automatic | UHZA150D34 and
UHZA200D34 |
| York | 026-32647-005, 026-32647-006
and 026-32647-015 |
The model numbers are located on an identification/data
plate inside the furnace's front door.
Heating and cooling contractors sold the heaters
nationwide from April 1994 to August 1996 for about $1,700.
Consumers who own recalled furnaces should call their
dealers to arrange installation of a free recall upgrade
kit. For more information, consumers can call Excell Comfort Systems (which bought the furnace portion of the Ducane Company) at (803) 284-3322.
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