Product recall · April 30, 2014
White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard
Hazard: The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.
What to do: Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat.
- Recall number
- 14166
- Announced
- Product
- Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats
- Distributor
- White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo., a division of Emerson Climate Technologies.
- Made in
- China
- Affected products
- This recall involves four models of White-Rodgers digital thermostats. The thermostats are white with blue lighted screens and have one of the following names printed on the front of them: "COMFORTSENTRY," "DICO," "Emerson," "Frigidaire," "Maytag," "Nutone," "Partners Choice," "Rheem," "Ruud," "Unico," "Water Furnace," "Westinghouse," "White-Rodgers" or "Zonefirst." The thermostats have a battery door on the top left corner. There are three or four buttons to the right and also below the thermostat screen. Recalled thermostats do not show a battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen.
- Units
- About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturers and distributors and at hardware retailers nationwide from January 2006 through December 2013 for about $30 to $70.
- Consumer contact
- White-Rodgers toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.white-rodgers.com and click on "White-Rodgers 1F8x-04xx Thermostat Recall" at the lower left corner of the homepage for more information.
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 14166
- Last checked
What to do if you own this product
- Stop using the product if the notice tells you to.
- Find the model number, serial number or date code on the product and compare it with the notice.
- Contact the company using the details above for the refund, repair or replacement.
- Report an injury or a safety problem at SaferProducts.gov.
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