For Immediate Release<br>
February 7, 2002<br>
Release # 02-098<br>
CPSC Contact: Scott Wolfson (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1189<br>
Heater Recall Hotline: (800) 311-4204<br>
Honeywell Media Contact: Barbara Dunlay (952) 474-8546
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CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable Baseboard
Heaters
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP), of
Southborough, Mass., is voluntarily recalling about 450,000 moveable
baseboard heaters.  The heating element in these baseboard heaters can
short-circuit and ignite combustible material under the heater, posing
fire and burn hazards to consumers.
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CPSC and HCP have received 53 reports of these heaters short-
circuiting, including two cases where the floor beneath the heater was
damaged due to fire.  No injuries have been reported.
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The recalled HZ-514 HCP baseboard heaters are about 40 inches
long, 8 inches tall, and 4 inches wide at their widest point.  The white
baseboard heaters have the name "Honeywell" printed on the front of the
unit.  The recalled heaters have:
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* a six-digit date code beginning with "97" on a sticker on the back or
the bottom of the unit, or
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* a date code beginning with the digit "8" or "9" stamped on the flat
metal prong of the electrical cord's plug, or
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* a date code beginning with the digits "00" stamped on the flat metal
prong of the electrical cord's plug and "TYPE I" or nothing stamped on
the bottom of the unit.
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Department stores and home centers nationwide sold these baseboard
heaters from October 1997 through January 2001 for between $30 and $50.
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Consumers should stop using these heaters immediately, unplug
them, and contact HCP at (800) 311-4204 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET
Monday through Sunday or log on to the company's website at
www.honeywell.com to determine whether their heater is part of the
recall.
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Consumers with recalled units will be given instructions on how to
mail them back to HCP in order to receive a free replacement heater.
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Baseboard heaters with "01" stamped on the metal prong of the
electrical plug or "TYPE II" stamped on the bottom of the unit are not
included in this recall.

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