McQuay Recalls Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Following
McQuay Recalls Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Following Fires
Why was McQuay Recalls Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps Following recalled?
Wires in the heater element can overheat and spark, posing a smoke and fire hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
McQuay has been directly notifying businesses. Building managers or owners who have not been contacted by McQuay should stop using the recalled units immediately and contact the firm for a free repair kit. Contact: For more information, contact McQuay at (800) 377-2787 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, send an e-mail to [email protected], or visit the firm's Web site at www.mcquay.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
- Remington and McQuay "ComfortPac" Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
- Company
- OYL Manufacturing Co., of Malaysia, McQuay International, of Minneapolis, Minn.
- Quantity
- About 8,800
- Sold at
- McQuay sales representatives and distributors nationwide from November 2001 through June 2006 for about $350.
- Recall date
- December 20, 2007
- Incidents / injuries
- McQuay has received three reports of fires that caused property damage and four additional reports of smoke, smoldering, and/or charring. One incident led to two consumers being treated for smoke inhalation.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recall involves the Remington and McQuay "ComfortPac" Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners (PTAC) and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHP) commonly installed in hotels, nursing homes, and other commercial locations. These "B" and "B+" vintage electric heat units come in size 12 (12,000 BTU) and size 15 (15,000 BTU). The model numbers included in the recall are: PTAC12B208 KXBA and KXCA PTAC12B265 MXBA and MXCA PTHP12B208 KXBA and KXCA PTHP12B265 MXBA and MXCA PTAC15B208 KXBA and KXCA PTAC15B265 MXBA and MXCA PTHP15B208 KXBA and KXCA PTHP15B265 MXBA and MXCA The model numbers are printed on the product identification plate, which is located underneath the front cover below the control box. The recalled units also have the following numbers on the power cord: 105575703 (208/230V) and 105575803 (265V).