White-Rodgers · Recalled
White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard
The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.
- Units
- About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada
- Reports
- 7
- Injuries
- 7
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $30–$70
- Remedy
- Repair
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Affected
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.
The file
- Sold at
- Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturers and distributors and at hardware retailers nationwide from January 2006 through December 2013 for about $30 to $70.
- Product type
- Thermostats
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo., a division of Emerson Climate Technologies.
Incident log
The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
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.
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.
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 APR 30 2014; last revised JAN 09 2015.
