CPSC, Bell & Gossett Announce Recall of Dual Unit
CPSC, Bell & Gossett Announce Recall of Dual Unit Valves
Why was CPSC, Bell & Gossett Announce Recall of Dual Unit recalled?
Burn injury from a hot water leak.
What should I do if I have this product?
Stop sales of affected valves and make arrangements for return to the factory through the authorized B&G representative in your area. The local B&G representative can be identified via the "Rep Locator" selection tool on the following website: www.bellgossett.com All returned products will be replaced in a timely manner. All affected units in distribution have been recovered. Contact: Call B&G. at (847) 470-3329 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit their Web site at www.bellgossett.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Dual Unit Valve
- Company
- ITT-Bell & Gossett Division, of Morton Grove, Ill.
- Quantity
- 1,500
- Sold at
- HVAC Wholesale outlets
- Recall date
- April 27, 2005
- Incidents / injuries
- The relief valve portion of the Dual Unit Valve may leak upon initial installation and/or system start-up. The leakage through the Relief Valve drain connection may potentially expose an installer to hot water, resulting in a burn injury.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
Dual Unit Valve, model numbers 8, 8 TU, F-8 and F-8TU, Bell & Gossett part numbers: 110199, 110200, 110201, and 110202 with a manufacturing date code of E30 (May 2003) through M40 (December 2004). This includes the following specific date codes -E30, F30, G30, H30, J30, K30, L30, M30, A40, B40, C40, D40, E40, F40, J40, K40, L40, and M40. This recall applies strictly to products that have not been installed. Units already installed are not affected, since the potential leak would appear at time of installation. The valves are used in residential heating systems, for filling hot water boilers and related piping systems after boiler installation or system servicing.