Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Safety Alert
White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard
Recall Date: April 30, 2014
Recall number: 14-166
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard. Only thermostats without a battery icon require action.
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:
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. Affected model numbers start with 1F8
The potentially affected thermostats have a battery door on top and either 3 or 4 buttons to the right of the blue screen.
Affected models show NO battery icon
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats
Hazard: The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.
Remedy: Repair, Replace
Consumer 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.
Recall Details
Units: About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada
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.
Remedy: 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.
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.
Distributor: White-Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo., a division of Emerson Climate Technologies.
Manufactured in: China
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission