The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Rinnai America Corp., has announced a voluntary recall of about 52,000 Direct-Vent wall furnaces. A gasket in the wall furnace could fail, posing a risk of poisonous
carbon monoxide leaking into the home. Although no injuries have been reported, Rinnai has received 11 reports of
carbon monoxide leaks.
Manufactured in Japan and sold nationwide by wholesale distributors to contractors and dealers, this recall involves
Rinnai EnergySaver Direct-Vent Wall Furnaces, Models RHFE 431 and RHFE 556. The furnaces are fueled by either propane or natural gas. Only units manufactured from February 2000 through December 2007 are involved in the recall. Please check the CPSC press release to see the recalled furnace.
Consumers may contact Rinnai at (866) 746-8344 to arrange for the installation of a free repair kit. You may also visit their website at www.wallfurnacerecall.com.
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It's really scary to keep hearing about dangerous products that make their way onto store shelves.
ReplyYou may know that the Senate is currently debating a bill to reform and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is in charge of monitoring the safety of 1,000’s of everyday products, including furnaces. This bill would give the agency some much-needed muscle to keep dangerous products off store shelves and punish irresponsible companies.
Learn more from Public Citizen’s website (where I work): http://action.citizen.org/content.jsp?content_KEY=3892
Tell your senators to support the bill: http://action.citizen.org/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=22737
there is a good Furnace Install book that helps you deal with these problems by Authorhouse books 2004 named The Furnace Book by Paul King.
ReplyThese are serious issues!