
Hair dryer
SAPIR
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Bulgaria
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because the supply cord has a cross-sectional area of 0.75mm² (seen from the marked data on its cover layer - H 03 VVH2-F, 2 x 0.75 mm2), whereas the minimum cross-section area should not be less than 1 mm² for the current value. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Hairdryer with a switch in position 0 - off-position - two levels of air temperature, and a switch for cool air flow. The hairdryer carries a symbol prohibiting use near water. Hairdryer composed of: main body, supplied with two attachments; plug with technical data: 250V~, 16A; cable H 03 VVH2-F, 2x0.75mm2. Technical data of the hairdryer: 220V-240V, 50Hz, 1600W, class II.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0473/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-16
- Published
- 24 April 2008
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