Air Comfort ceiling fan installation kits
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Emerson Electric Co.'s Air Comfort Products Division is recalling approximately 20,000 ceiling fan installation kits (model CF10N1) sold between December 1984 and December 1989. The bracket holding the fan can fail over time, causing the fan to fall or hang by its electrical wires. The kits, which cost about $20 and came in five colors (brown, polished brass, antique brass, white, and antique white), were sold through lighting showrooms, electrical distributors, and hardware stores. The hazard only occurs when the kit is installed in "close to the ceiling" mode. Emerson Electric has received 12 reports of bracket failures, including one incident where a 13-year-old boy suffered a laceration on the nose from a falling fan.
According to the recall notice, consumers should immediately stop using ceiling fans installed with these kits. To determine if a ceiling fan is part of this recall, consumers should call Air Comfort at (877) FAN-KITS between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. The company will help identify affected fans, provide repair kits, and arrange installation if needed.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Electrocution/Electric Shock
Ceiling Fans Recalled by Emerson Electric NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 1999 Release # 99-047 Company Phone Number: (877) FAN KITS CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058 CPSC, Emerson Electric Co. Announce Recall to Repair Ceiling Fans WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Air Comfort Products Division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo., is recalling about 20,000 ceiling fan installation kits. Over time, the bracket holding the fan can fail, causing the fan to fall or hang by its electric wires. The fans can fall at anytime, possibly causing injuries to bystanders. In addition, exposed wires could pose an electrical shock hazard. Emerson Electric is aware of 12 reports of the brackets failing, causing the fans to fall. A 13-year-old boy suffered a laceration on the nose from a falling ceiling fan. These ceiling fan kits are model CF10N1 made to use with Emerson fans. The kit is used when a fan is installed on a sloped ceiling or in a "close to the ceiling" mode. The kit only poses a hazard when installed in the "close to the ceiling" mode -- which allows the fan to be mounted higher on low ceilings. The outside housing or canopy of the kit comes in two pieces, and was sold in five colors -- brown, polished brass, antique brass, white and antique white. Lighting showrooms, electrical distributors and hardware stores sold these ceiling fan kits from December 1984 through December 1989 for about $20. Consumers should immediately check to see if their Emerson ceiling fan's housing has a two-piece canopy. Air Comfort will arrange to help consumers identify if their ceiling fans are part of this recall and provide installation if needed. Consumers should immediately stop using the ceiling fans installed with these kits and have them repaired. To verify a fan is part of this recall, to receive a repair kit or for more information, consumers should call Air Comfort at (877) FAN KITS between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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