TORONTO, May 15 /CNW/ - The Electrical Safety Authority in cooperation
with Maple Chase Company is notifying the public that Maple Chase Company has
announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers
should not take their products out of service until they obtain a replacement
product from the company and the new alarm has been installed.
Name of Product: Firex branded 10000 series carbon monoxide (CO) alarms
and 12000 series smoke/CO combo alarms.
Units: About 36,000 units across Canada and 16,000 in Ontario.
Manufacturer/Importer: Maple Chase Company of Plain City, OH
Hazard: The alarms may go into a "double chirp" fault mode in the
presence of CO prior to the unit going into full alarm mode. This early fault
presents a safety hazard if, consistent with the instruction of the Owner's
Manual, a consumer takes the alarm out of service once it is determined that
pressing the reset button does not correct the fault. This creates the
potential for the consumer to take the alarm out of service during a CO
emergency.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been no incidents or injuries reported
relating to the hazard.
Description/Models: This recall involves Firex branded 10000 and 12000
series alarms with item numbers: 12000C and 12400C sold in Canada. The recall
applies to units manufactured between June 1, 2007 and February 1, 2008. Units
with a manufacture date code prior to June 1, 2007 are not affected by this
recall. Affected units can be identified by the date code, which appears on
the back of the unit. The format of the date code is a four-digit year,
three-digit month, followed by the day (e.g., 2007 JUN01 for units
manufactured on June 1, 2007).
Sold by: All units sold in Canada were sold through commercial
distribution.
When was distributed: Between June 1, 2007 and Feb 1, 2008
Manufactured in: Mexico
Remedy: Consumers should contact Maple Chase immediately to receive a
free comparable replacement alarm and make arrangements to return their
affected alarm(s).
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Maple Chase toll-free at
(888)-879-3906 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CST Monday through Friday or go to
the firm's Web site at www.firexsafety.com/stepone.aspx for more information.
Remarks: The recalled units are certified to Canadian Standards by
Underwriters Laboratories of Canada (ULC).
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