Home Depot · Recalled
Home Depot Recalls Soleil Portable Fan Heaters Due to Fire Hazard
The portable fans plastic housing can melt, deform and catch fire during use, posing a fire hazard.
- Units
- About 107,000
- Reports
- 464
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $15
- Remedy
- Refund
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves Soleil portable fan heaters with model number LH-707. The model number is printed on the underside of the fan on a sticker. The circular table fans are white plastic and are 1500 watts. Soleil is printed on the center front of the fan. The fans have a thermostat control on the bottom left front and a power and fan speed control on the bottom right front. The fans measure about 8 inches in diameter by 8½ inches tall.
The file
- Sold at
- Home Depot stores nationwide from September 2012 through May 2013 for about $15.
- Product type
- Portable Electric Heaters
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, Shanghai Limach Mfg. Co. Ltd., of China
Incident log
Home Depot has received 464 reports of the fans melting. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fan heaters and return them to Home Depot for a full refund.
Home Depot toll-free at (877) 527-0313 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET any day, or online at www.homedepot.com and click on Product Recalls for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUL 25 2013; last revised JAN 26 2015.
