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VIQUA Recalls Solenoid Valve Kits for UV Water Treatment Systems Due to Electrical Shock Hazard

Recalled October 3, 2019 · CPSC recall 20004 · VIQUA

Recalled valve kit with product number displayed at the top of the green coil component and date code printed at the bottom
Hazard
Electrical current could leak from the solenoid valve, posing an electrical shock hazard to the user.
Remedy
Repair
Units
About 70 (in addition, about 170 were sold in Canada)
Incidents / injuries
None reported

Description

This recall involves solenoid valves included in VIQUA solenoid valve accessory kits for residential and commercial UV water treatment systems. They can be identified by the green coil component attached to the solenoid valve with ASCO parts numbers 400127-xxx and date codes between 1A3 through 5A2 (13th week through the 52nd week of 2018) or 0B1 through 0B8 (1st week through the 8th week of 2019).

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled valve kits, disconnect power to the UV water treatment system and visit VIQUA's website for help inspecting the green coil component attached to the solenoid valve for the production date codes included in the recall. Consumers with the recalled solenoid valve should contact the firm to receive free installation of a replacement coil.

Contact

VIQUA at 800-265-7246 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at [email protected] or online at https://viqua.com and click on “Product Safety” or http://info.viqua.com/safety-announcement for more information.

Product
VIQUA Solenoid Valve Kits
Imported by
VIQUA, of Canada
Retailers
VIQUA distributors and plumbing contractors nationwide from May 2018 through October 2019 for between about $460 and $500 for the valve kit.
Made in
United States

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

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