Carrier Weathermaker air conditioners
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Carrier Corporation has recalled two models of 6,000 BTU "Weathermaker" room air conditioners (model numbers 51GA0661 or 51GB0661) that were produced between 1962 and 1964. The units pose a hazard of electrocution or electric shock due to deterioration of a terminal board insulator, which could cause an electrical short and potentially ignite nearby combustible materials. The company reported three fires in May 1978 in an Anaheim, California apartment complex, though no injuries were reported. These window-mounted units, which measure approximately 16.5 inches high by 22 inches wide by 11.25 inches deep and weigh 100 pounds, were originally sold throughout the continental United States between 1962 and 1965 for $185 to $210.
According to the recall notice, affected consumers should not use the units and should disconnect them from the electrical outlet immediately. Consumers should then telephone their nearest Carrier room air conditioning dealer, listed in the Yellow Pages, to arrange for a free repair. For additional information, consumers can write to Carrier Air Conditioning at Carrier Parkway, Syracuse, New York 13221, call the company's Consumer Relations Department at (315) 432-7651, or contact the CPSC's toll-free hotline at 800/638-2772 to verify brand names and model numbers.
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Electrocution/Electric Shock
Air Conditioners Recalled by Carrier NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 1979 Release # 79-017 Air Conditioners Recalled WASHINGTON, D. C. (April 16 ) -- Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, N.Y., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today reissued the announcement of its October 20, 1978 recall of two models of room air conditioners produced between 1962 and 1964. The company said engineering tests on several of the 14 - 16 year old units have revealed deterioration of a terminal board insulator, which could cause an electrical short that might ignite adjacent combustible material. Three fires in May 1978, in an apartment complex in Anaheim, Calif., were reported by the company to CPSC. There were no reported injuries. The product is a 6,000 BTU air conditioner sold under the Carrier "Weathermaker" brand name and bearing model number 51GA0661 or 51GB0661. The model number is on a metal plate behind the unit's decorative front grille, which can be snapped out easily. The units are used to cool a single small room, such as a bedroom, and are usually installed in a window. The units are about 16-l/2 inches high, 22 inches wide, and 11-l/4 inches deep, and weigh 100 pounds. They were sold throughout the continental United States from 1962-65 at a retail price of $185-$210. Carrier said that it produced 21,591 of the units, but because they are now well beyond their normally expected product life it is estimated that only as many as 2,782 units or as few as 628 might still be in service. Consumers having one of these units are urged not to use it and to disconnect it from the electrical outlet. They should telephone their nearest Carrier room-air conditioning dealer, listed in the Yellow Pages, to arrange for a free repair. Consumers who need additional information should write to Carrier Air Conditioning, Carrier Parkway, Syracuse, N.Y. 13221, or phone the company's Consumer Relations Department at (315) 432-7651. To verify brand names and model numbers, consumers may contact CPSC's toll-free hotline at 800/638-2772.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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