Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Pelonis Disc Furnace portable electric space heaters are subject to a voluntary recall due to a possible fire hazard involving the electric plug. Del-Rain Corporation and R.E. Chapin Manufacturing Works, Inc. initiated the recall program in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission after discovering that potentially defective plugs in certain heaters could possibly cause a fire. The affected heaters were sold nationwide beginning in October 1987, and to date no fires or injuries have been reported.
The recall affects Pelonis Disc Furnace Model #P861-TC or Model #P861-TC/VHC heaters with serial numbers ranging from 10,001US through 119,000US. Consumers with affected heaters should discontinue use and call Chapin toll-free at 1-800-444-3140 from 5-10 p.m. to arrange for a free repair.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
Pelonis Portable Electrtc Heater Recalled NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 1989 Release # 89-024 Pelonis Portable Electrtc Heater Recalled WASHINGTON -- Consumers having certain Pelonis Disc Furnace portable electric space heaters are being offered a repair program by Del-Rain Corporation through R.E. Chapin Manufacturing Works. Inc., Batavia, New York, to correct a possible fire hazard with the electric plug. Del-Rain and Chapin began the voluntary recall program in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) because they found that potentially defective plugs which could possibly cause a fire had been used in certain heaters. To date there have been no known fires and no known injuries. Nonetheless, the companies have initiated the repair program for all affected heaters sold nationwide since October of 1987. Any consumer having a Pelonis Disc Furnace, Model #P861-TC or Model #P861-TC/VHC, with serial number ranging from 10,001US through 119,000US, should discontinue using the heater and call Chapin toll-free at 1-800-444-3140 from 5-10 p.m. to arrange for the repair of the heater free of charge.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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