Hearth & Home Technologies · Recalled
Hearth & Home Technologies Recalls Gas Fireplaces Due to Fire Hazard
The back of the firebox can bow out, posing a fire hazard.
- Units
- About 2,500
- Reports
- 2
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $3,500–$5,000
- Remedy
- Repair
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 Heat-N-Glo® and Heatilator® Corner Unit Series indoor gas fireplaces. The fireplaces are LP or NG-fueled corner units with tempered glass fronts. The following model numbers are printed on the unit rating plate, located near the controls used to operate the units, and in the instruction manual. LCOR-36TRB-IPI RCOR-36TRB-IPI GDCL4136I GDCR4136I
The file
- Sold at
- Fireplace stores from March 2008 through November 2014 for $3,500 to $5,000.
- Product type
- Gas-Burning Fireplaces
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Hearth & Home Technologies of Lakeville, Minn.
Incident log
There have been two reported incidents involving charring and minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the gas fireplaces and contact the fireplace store where the unit was purchased to arrange for a free inspection and installation of a correction kit. The firm's dealers are contacting known purchasers.
Hearth & Home Technologies at (800) 883-6690 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.hearthnhome.com and click on Notices 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.
