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U.S. CPSC
January 15, 2009 |
CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Changes to 1998 Recall Program to Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and various home heating furnace, boiler, and high-temperature plastic vent manufacturers are urging home owners who have not yet responded to the previously-announced 1998 recall, to do so immediately.   |
U.S. CPSC
November 7, 2005 |
Vent Pipe Manufacturer Pulls Out of Recall Program In early 2005 Falcon HC Holding Corp., of Stamford, Conn., withdrew from participation in the recall program to replace Ultravent-brand plastic vent pipes used to vent home heating systems. |
U.S. CPSC
April 1, 2009 |
May 1, 2009 Deadline Approaching for Remedy Change in Recall Program; Consumers Urged to Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes Home owners who have not yet responded to the previously announced 1998 recall, are being urged to do so immediately. After May 1, 2009, the remedy consumers receive will change. |
U.S. CPSC
September 26, 2002 |
CPSC Urges Seasonal Heating Systems Inspections to Prevent CO Deaths As the weather turns colder throughout much of the country, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers to have a professional inspection of all fuel-burning heating systems to detect potentially deadly carbon monoxide (CO) leaks. |
U.S. CPSC
October 19, 2004 |
CPSC Urges Annual Furnace Inspection to Prevent CO Deaths To help prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to have a professional inspection of all fuel-burning heating systems, including furnaces, boilers, fireplaces, water heaters, space heaters, chimneys, flues, and vents. |
U.S. CPSC
May 6, 2008 |
Williamson-Thermoflo Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard If there is a leak in the vent piping, the recalled boilers can leak carbon monoxide (CO) into the buildings in which they are installed, posing a risk of CO poisoning. |
U.S. CPSC
May 6, 2008 |
Weil-McLain Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard If there is a leak in the vent piping, the recalled boilers can leak carbon monoxide (CO) into the buildings in which they are installed, posing a risk of CO poisoning. |
U.S. CPSC
April 3, 2008 |
Goodman Manufacturing Co. Recalls Heating and Cooling Units Due to Fire Hazard The serial plates on the units contain inaccurate information that could result in the use of undersized installation wiring, posing a fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
August 27, 2008 |
Goodman Company Recalls Air Conditioner/Heat Pump (PTAC) Units Due to Fire Hazard The PTAC's power cords can overheat, posing a burn or fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
February 21, 2008 |
Rinnai Recalls Wall Furnaces Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard A gasket in the unit can fail, posing a risk of poisonous carbon monoxide gas leaking into the home. |
U.S. CPSC
December 8, 2009 |
Goodman Company Reannounces Recall of Air Conditioner/Heat Pump Units Due to Fire Hazard The power cords on the PTACs can overheat, posing a burn or fire hazard. |
U.S. CPSC
September 17, 2009 |
Furnaces Recalled by Northwest Manufacturing Due to Fire Hazard The temperature gauge can fail and cause fire in the fuel storage hopper, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
November 15, 2004 |
York International Recall of Gas Furnaces These furnaces can overheat, causing heat-exchanger cracking, burn-through and, in extreme cases, furnace wrapper burn-through. This can lead to heating and possible burning of the drywall and other combustibles adjacent to the furnace, which poses a fire and smoke hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
January 22, 2009 |
Rheem Recalls to Repair Oil-Fired Furnaces Due to Fire Hazard If the furnace is not properly wired, the oil burner can continue to operate when the blower shuts off, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
October 9, 2008 |
Gas Vent Dampers Recalled by Effikal Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard The automatic gas vent damper could fail, causing the vent to leak carbon monoxide. This poses a risk of CO poisoning to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
September 30, 2004 |
Goodman Company, L.P. Recall of Amana, Trane, and American Standard Brand Package Terminal Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Fire hazard resulting from this chain of events: filter becomes clogged due to lack of maintenance, severely restricting airflow and resulting in elevated internal temperature; this may cause two safety switches to stop working during the product's expected life; if the blower wheel then stops when the product is operated in the heating mode, a fire hazard can develop. |
| This Old House |
Fixing Noisy Pipes How to remedy noisy pipes in the winter. |
This Old House
February 2001
Joseph Truini |
No-Sweat Plumbing Repairs Fixing leaky pipes without having to use a soldering torch. |
