White-Rodgers Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats recall: Fire Hazard
White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard
Why was White-Rodgers Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats recalled?
The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat. Contact: White-Rodgers toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.white-rodgers.com and click on "White-Rodgers 1F8x-04xx Thermostat Recall" at the lower left corner of the homepage 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
- Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats
- Company
- White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo., a division of Emerson Climate Technologies.
- Quantity
- About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada
- Sold at
- Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturers and distributors and at hardware retailers nationwide from January 2006 through December 2013 for about $30 to $70.
- Recall date
- April 30, 2014
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves four models of White-Rodgers digital thermostats. The thermostats are white with blue lighted screens and have one of the following names printed on the front of them: "COMFORTSENTRY," "DICO," "Emerson," "Frigidaire," "Maytag," "Nutone," "Partners Choice," "Rheem," "Ruud," "Unico," "Water Furnace," "Westinghouse," "White-Rodgers" or "Zonefirst." The thermostats have a battery door on the top left corner. There are three or four buttons to the right and also below the thermostat screen. Recalled thermostats do not show a battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen.