McQuay Recalls Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Following Fires

Recalled December 20, 2007 · CPSC recall 08530 · McQuay

Hazard

Wires in the heater element can overheat and spark, posing a smoke and fire hazard to consumers.

Remedy

McQuay has been directly notifying businesses. Building managers or owners who have not been contacted by McQuay should stop using the recalled units immediately and contact the firm for a free repair kit.

Units

About 8,800

Incidents / injuries

McQuay has received three reports of fires that caused property damage and four additional reports of smoke, smoldering, and/or charring. One incident led to two consumers being treated for smoke inhalation.

Description

The recall involves the Remington and McQuay "ComfortPac" Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners (PTAC) and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHP) commonly installed in hotels, nursing homes, and other commercial locations. These "B" and "B+" vintage electric heat units come in size 12 (12,000 BTU) and size 15 (15,000 BTU). The model numbers included in the recall are: PTAC12B208 KXBA and KXCA PTAC12B265 MXBA and MXCA PTHP12B208 KXBA and KXCA PTHP12B265 MXBA and MXCA PTAC15B208 KXBA and KXCA PTAC15B265 MXBA and MXCA PTHP15B208 KXBA and KXCA PTHP15B265 MXBA and MXCA The model numbers are printed on the product identification plate, which is located underneath the front cover below the control box. The recalled units also have the following numbers on the power cord: 105575703 (208/230V) and 105575803 (265V).

What to do

Contact

For more information, contact McQuay at (800) 377-2787 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, send an e-mail to [email protected], or visit the firm's Web site at www.mcquay.com

Product

Remington and McQuay "ComfortPac" Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

Manufacturer(s)

OYL Manufacturing Co., of Malaysia

Distributed by

McQuay International, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Retailers

McQuay sales representatives and distributors nationwide from November 2001 through June 2006 for about $350.

Made in

Malaysia

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