Thermal actuator
Oreg / Eberle
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock if it is fitted to a radiator because the transparent cap can crack or break off and users can thus touch live components. The product is not considered to pose a serious risk when it is installed in heating systems in such a way that it is not accessible to users.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the manufacturer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Thermal actuator used as part of the control system for heating installations. It is normally used for under floor heating, however an estimated 1 % of the products are fitted to radiators. This notification only concerns products fitted to radiators.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0951/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-27
- Published
- 16 July 2009
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Notification 0753/09 from week 22 of 2009 has been permanently removed following clarification of the risk assessment.
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