Recall #01-069 · Published January 18, 2001

Fuel- burning appliances - including furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, clothes dryers, water heaters, and space heaters

CPSC Recommends Carbon Monoxide Alarm for Every Home

CPSC published a recall notice for Fuel- burning appliances - including furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, clothes dryers, water heaters, and space heaters from Fuel- burning appliances - including on January 18, 2001. CPSC identifies this hazard: Under certain conditions, fuel-burning appliances can produce deadly CO. However, with proper installation and maintenance, they are safe to use. The official remedy states: Consumers should also have the vent pipes on their heating systems inspected. In 1998, virtually the entire furnace and boiler industry together with the manufacturers of high-temperature plastic vent (HTPV) pipes joined with CPSC to announce a vent pipe recall program. The program's purpose is to replace, free of charge, an estimated 250,000 HTPV pipe systems attached to gas or propane furnaces or boilers in consumers' homes. The HTPV pipes could crack or separate at the joints and leak CO.

What to check on the product label

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Why it was recalled

Under certain conditions, fuel-burning appliances can produce deadly CO. However, with proper installation and maintenance, they are safe to use.

Incidents and injuries

None reported.

Official remedy

Consumers should also have the vent pipes on their heating systems inspected. In 1998, virtually the entire furnace and boiler industry together with the manufacturers of high-temperature plastic vent (HTPV) pipes joined with CPSC to announce a vent pipe recall program. The program's purpose is to replace, free of charge, an estimated 250,000 HTPV pipe systems attached to gas or propane furnaces or boilers in consumers' homes. The HTPV pipes could crack or separate at the joints and leak CO.

Product and sales details

Recall number
01-069

Fuel- burning appliances - including furnaces, stoves, fireplaces, clothes dryers, water heaters, and space heaters

Recall contact information

After checking the vent pipes, consumers should call the recall hotline toll-free at (800) 758-3688 Monday through Friday from 7 am to 6 pm CST, to verify that their appliance venting systems are subject to this program.

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