Turner portable propane gas radiant heaters
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling certain Turner model LP-2440 propane gas radiant heaters due to carbon monoxide poisoning hazards caused by a defective burner element. According to the recall announcement, carbon monoxide poisoning from these heaters may have killed 6 people since 1963. The heaters have a green metal cabinet approximately 8 inches wide, 13 inches high, and 3 inches deep, with the model number LP-2440 and Turner Corporation branding visible on the front. About 20,000 of these heaters were sold nationwide between 1963 and early 1964 for $30 to $35 each, and approximately 3,700 may still be in use today. The heaters are sometimes resold through yard sales and second-hand stores.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion that can cause nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, vomiting, and death in extreme cases. Turner Corporation is offering a $250 reward for the return of defective heaters. According to the recall record, consumers should stop using the heater immediately. The source indicates that no remedy is available because the location of the firm is unknown.
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Carbon Monoxide (CO)
September 21, 1995 Release # 95-170 WASHINGTON, D.C.- CPSC, is announcing the recall of certain Turner model LP-2440 propane gas radiant heaters. The company is offering a $250 reward for the return of the defective heaters. Carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a defective burner element in the heaters may be responsible for killing 6 people since 1963.Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced by incomplete combustion. CO poisoning can cause nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, vomiting, and in extreme cases, death. About 20,000 Turner model LP-2440 propane gas radiant heaters were sold for about $30 to $35 nationwide from 1963 to early 1964. About 3,700 heaters may still be in use. The heaters are often resold in yard sales and second-hand stores.The heaters have a green metal cabinet that is approximately 8 inches wide, 13 inches high, and 3 inches deep with room inside for two 14.1-oz. propane gas cylinders. The model number LP-2440 appears on the front of the heater along with the words, "PORTABLE radiant heater, TURNER CORPORATION".Consumers should stop using the heater. A remedy is no longer available as the location of the firm is unknown
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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