R.W. Beckett Recalls Fuel Oil Valves Due to Fire Hazard

Recalled March 10, 2017 · CPSC recall 17108 · R.W. Beckett

R.W. Beckett Firomatic® FPT fuel oil safety valve

Hazard

The safety valve stem does not properly seal and shut off the flow of fuel, allowing fuel to leak and posing a fire hazard.

Remedy

Replace · Repair

Units

About 18,000

Incidents / injuries

None reported

Description

This recall involves Firomatic ½ inch FPT Fusible Safety Valves series 200 Fusible Inline valve, 1/2F X 1/2F Out. The valves are located on the fuel lines that lead to oil-burning appliances. The valves have a UL metal ring on top of the body of the valve stamped with "FIROMATIC SERIES 200." "Firomatic" is cast into the body of the recalled valves.

What to do

Consumers should immediately contact R.W. Beckett for a free repair kit or a replacement valve and free installation.

Contact

R.W. Beckett at 800-645-2876 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday or online at www.beckettcorp.com and click on Support/Technical Bulletins for more information.

Product

Firomatic® fusible safety valves

Manufacturer(s)

Shanghai Minmetals, of China

Imported by

R.W. Beckett Corp., of North Ridgeville, Ohio

Retailers

HVAC wholesale distributors including Ferguson Enterprises, FW Webb, Johnstone Supply, RE Michel Co and Sid Harvey Industries nationwide and from September 2011 through September 2016 for about $40.

Made in

China

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