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Seabreeze International Recalls Bathroom Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

  • Recalled SF14TA Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fan with nightlight
  • Label for the recalled SF14TA Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fan with nightlight.
Name of Product:
Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight
Hazard:

The safety cutoff can fail to function allowing the heater to rapidly overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
November 20, 2018
Units:
About 2,100 (in addition, about 3,050 were sold in Canada)
Consumer Contact

Seabreeze International at 800-668-6095 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or email at SF14TA@seabreeze.ca or online at www.seabreeze.ca and click on SF14TA Recall for more information.

Recall Details

Description:

This recall involves model SF14TA Smart Thermaflo Bathroom Heater Fans with nightlight manufactured in 2015 and 2016. The fan is a white rectangle about 13 inches wide and 10 inches high with a plastic grill on the front. “Seabreeze International Corporation,” SF14TA and date code are on a label on the bottom or side of the fan. Affected units have a date code ending in 5 or 6.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bathroom heaters and contact Seabreeze International for a full refund.

Incidents/Injuries:

Seabreeze has received one report of a unit overheating and catching on fire when turned on, leaving scorch marks on a wall. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:
Ace Hardware, Amazon, HomeDepot.com, Wayfair, Sharper Image, Brookstone and Air, and Water Inc. in store and online from August 2015 through May 2017 for between $60 and $65.
Manufacturer(s):
Suzhou Primetech Electronics Co., of JiangSu, China
Importer(s):

Seabreeze International Corp., of Ontario, Canada

Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
19-036
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