White-Rodgers Thermostat Recall [US & Canada]

 US/Washington & Canada/Ottawa: White-Rodgers recalls some Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats due to fire hazard. CPSC: http://ht.ly/wWkre; HCSC: http://ht.ly/wWl2S

Direct US link: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/White-Rodgers-Recalls-Home-Heating-and-Cooling-Thermostats/

Direct Canada link: http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/39279r-eng.php

Additional information:
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) reports this recall involves four models of White-Rodgers digital Thermostats.

The recalled 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 (see photo above).

According to the CPSC, the alkaline batteries used in the Thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard. The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.

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. See photo above for more detail.

Please note: this is a joint recall from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) and Health Canada (“HCSC”).

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CPSC recall number: 14-166
HCSC ID number: RA-39279
Recalls Direct RIN: 3513-2014
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