Recalls / 2014-04-30

White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard

14166 · Recalled 2014-04-30 · CPSC page

Description

This recall involves four models of White-Rodgers digital thermostats. The thermostats are white with blue lighted screens and have one of the following names printed on the front of them: "COMFORTSENTRY," "DICO," "Emerson," "Frigidaire," "Maytag," "Nutone," "Partners Choice," "Rheem," "Ruud," "Unico," "Water Furnace," "Westinghouse," "White-Rodgers" or "Zonefirst." The thermostats have a battery door on the top left corner. There are three or four buttons to the right and also below the thermostat screen. Recalled thermostats do not show a battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen.

Hazards

The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.

Reported injuries

The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy

Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats		About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada

Parties

Distributor: White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo., a division of Emerson Climate Technologies.
Made in: China
Sold at: Heating ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturers, distributors, at hardware retailers nationwide

Consumer contact

White-Rodgers toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.white-rodgers.com and click on "White-Rodgers 1F8x-04xx Thermostat Recall" at the lower left corner of the homepage for more information.

More images

Only thermostats without a battery icon require action

Source: CPSC recall 14166. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.