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Home Depot Recalls Soleil Portable Fan Heaters Due to Fire Hazard

Recalled July 25, 2013 · CPSC recall 13249 · Home Depot

Box for Home Depot Soleil portable fan heater

Sticker on Home Depot Soleil portable fan heater

Hazard

The portable fans plastic housing can melt, deform and catch fire during use, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy

Refund

Units

About 107,000

Incidents / injuries

Home Depot has received 464 reports of the fans melting. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

Description

This recall involves Soleil portable fan heaters with model number LH-707. The model number is printed on the underside of the fan on a sticker. The circular table fans are white plastic and are 1500 watts. Soleil is printed on the center front of the fan. The fans have a thermostat control on the bottom left front and a power and fan speed control on the bottom right front. The fans measure about 8 inches in diameter by 8½ inches tall.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fan heaters and return them to Home Depot for a full refund.

Contact

Home Depot toll-free at (877) 527-0313 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET any day, or online at www.homedepot.com and click on Product Recalls for more information.

Product

Soleil portable fan heaters

Manufacturer(s)

Shanghai Limach Mfg. Co. Ltd., of China

Imported by

Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia

Retailers

Home Depot stores nationwide from September 2012 through May 2013 for about $15.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →