Ventamatic Cool Draft Misting Fans recall: Fire and Electric Shock
Ventamatic Recalls Cool Draft Misting Fans Due to Risk of Fire and Electric Shock
Why was Ventamatic Cool Draft Misting Fans recalled?
The fan's wiring is not properly grounded, posing electric shock and fire hazards.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using the misting fans immediately, unplug them and contact Ventamatic for a free repair, free shipping of the fan to Ventamatic and return back to consumers. Contact: Ventamatic at (800) 433-1626 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or online at www.bvc.com and click on "Cool Draft Recall" 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
- Cool Draft Misting Fans
- Company
- Ventamatic LTD, of Mineral Wells, Texas
- Quantity
- About 450
- Sold at
- Hardware, home improvement, fire and home security retailers, buying cooperatives, and online at AdvancedSystems.com, BigFogg.com, Collinssports.com, Cooldraft.com, MistNGo.com and Propack.com from November 2013 through August 2014 for between $600 and $1,200.
- Recall date
- November 13, 2014
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm is aware of two incidents with the misting fans, including one electric shock injury to a consumer.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Cool Draft misting mid-pressure and high-pressure misting fans. The misting fans fit on top of 15-gallon yellow or orange round Igloo coolers or on top of gray 40-gallon water tanks. Cool Draft by Ventamatic is printed on a sticker on the fan's water tank and www.cooldraft.com is printed on a sticker in the center of all of fans.