News from CPSC: PetSmart Recalls Top Fin Plastic Aquarium Heaters Due to Electrical Shock Hazard

 

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1 PetSmart Recalls Top Fin Plastic Aquarium Heaters Due to Electrical Shock Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/PetSmart-Recalls-Top-Fin-Plastic-Aquarium-Heaters/

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Recall Date: August 1, 2014

Recall Number: 14-244

 

PetSmart Recalls Top Fin Plastic Aquarium Heaters Due to Electrical Shock Hazard

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product:  Aquarium heaters

 

Hazard: The heaters are insufficiently grounded, posing a risk of electrical shock to the consumer.

 

Remedy: Refund

 

Consumer Contact:  PetSmart toll-free at (888) 839-9638 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at www.petsmart.com and click on News Room under About PetSmart at the bottom of the page, then click on Product Notices & Recalls for more information.

 

Recall Details

 

Units: About 33,000

 

Description: This recall involves all 50-, 100-, 150-, 200- and 250-watt Top Fin brand plastic aquarium heaters. The heaters are black cylinders about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 13 inches tall. Recalled heaters have model number HT50, HT100, HT150, HT200 or HT250. Lot numbers for the recalled heaters are 1839, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1910. "Top Fin," "Premium Aquarium Heater," the model number and the heater's wattage are printed on the side of the heater near the top. Below that, the lot number is printed beneath the words "Made in China."

 

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

 

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the heater, unplug it, remove it from the aquarium and return it to any PetSmart store for a full refund.

 

Sold exclusively at: PetSmart stores nationwide from March 2014 to April 2014 for between $27 and $37.

 

Importer: PetSmart Inc., of Phoenix

 

Manufacturer: Shenzhen Xing Risheng Industrial Co. Ltd., of China

Manufactured in: China

 

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