Home Depot Soleil Portable Fan Heaters recall: Fire Hazard
Home Depot Recalls Soleil Portable Fan Heaters Due to Fire Hazard
Why was Home Depot Soleil Portable Fan Heaters recalled?
The portable fans plastic housing can melt, deform and catch fire during use, posing a fire hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fan heaters and return them to Home Depot for a full refund. Contact: Home Depot toll-free at (877) 527-0313 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET any day, or online at www.homedepot.com and click on Product Recalls for more information.
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
- Soleil portable fan heaters
- Company
- Shanghai Limach Mfg. Co. Ltd., of China, Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia
- Quantity
- About 107,000
- Sold at
- Home Depot stores nationwide from September 2012 through May 2013 for about $15.
- Recall date
- July 25, 2013
- Incidents / injuries
- Home Depot has received 464 reports of the fans melting. No injuries or property damage have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Soleil portable fan heaters with model number LH-707. The model number is printed on the underside of the fan on a sticker. The circular table fans are white plastic and are 1500 watts. Soleil is printed on the center front of the fan. The fans have a thermostat control on the bottom left front and a power and fan speed control on the bottom right front. The fans measure about 8 inches in diameter by 8½ inches tall.