Electric convector heater - KON 2000 and KON 2000 TT
EINHELL
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The products pose a risk of fire because the mains electrical connection can overheat resulting in plastic parts catching fire. The products do not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60335. One incident involving a fatality reported.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the manufacturer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- KON 2000: Electric convector heater, heating capacity: 2000 Watt, protection Class I, dimensions 690 x 110 x 480 mm.KON 2000 TT: Electric convector heater with a switchable fan, heating capacity: 2000 Watt, protection Class I, dimensions 690 x 120 x 480 mm.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0649/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-15
- Published
- 15 April 2010
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda Notification 0456/10 from week 10 of 2010 has been removed from the RAPEX system following additional information on the risk assessment provided by the authorities. Notifications 1168/09 and 1169/09 from week 33 of 2009 were changed to notifications "For information" following additional information on the risk assessment provided by the authorities and were consequently removed from the RAPEX website Notification 1185/09 from week 45 of 2009 has been updated (column Danger).
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