Hearth & Home Technologies Pellet Stoves and Inserts recall: Laceration Hazard
Hearth & Home Technologies Recalls Pellet Stoves and Inserts Due to Laceration Hazard
Why was Hearth & Home Technologies Pellet Stoves and Inserts recalled?
Fuel can back up, creating unstable combustion and a pressure build up inside the firebox and glass can break, posing a laceration hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using the unit, turn the small blue dial on the stove or insert to the -4 position and follow the daily maintenance requirements in the owner's manual. They should contact the retailer where the unit was purchased to arrange for free installation of an enhanced control board. The firm's dealers are contacting known purchasers. Contact: Hearth & Home Technologies at (800) 883-6690 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.hearthnhome.com and click on "Notices" 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
- Quadra-Fire Mt. Vernon E2 Pellet Stoves and inserts
- Company
- Hearth & Home Technologies of Lakeville, Minn.
- Quantity
- About 2,000
- Sold at
- Stove stores from February 2014 through January 2015 for about $4,000.
- Recall date
- July 9, 2015
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received eight reports of glass breaking. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Quadra-Fire® Mt. Vernon E2 pellet stoves and inserts. The cast iron pellet stove is about 32 inches high, 28 inches wide, 29 inches deep and has a matte black, sienna bronze, porcelain mahogany or porcelain black finish. The inserts are about 34 inches wide in front by 24 inches high by 15 inches deep. The viewing area is 21 inches by 14 inches and has a matte black, sienna bronze or porcelain mahogany finish. The following recalled model numbers are printed on the unit rating plate, which is located near the controls and in the instruction manual. Stoves MMTV-E2-PBK MTV-E2-CSB MTV-E2-MBK MTV-E2-PDB MTV-E2-PFT MTV-E2-PMH Inserts MTV1-E2-CSB MTV1-E2-MBK MTV1-E2-PMH