Product Recall Number: 12-201
Why was Flushmate® III Pressure-Assist Flushing System recalled?
The system can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure. This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact or laceration hazards to consumers and property damage.
Product Recall Number: 12-201
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-06-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Flushmate® III Pressure-Assist Flushing System
Description: The Flushmate III system can burst, shatter toilet tank, injure users. Flushmate has received 304 reports of systems bursting, resulting in property damage and 14 injuries.
Hazard Description: The system can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure. This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact or laceration hazards to consumers and property damage.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 2,330,600 in the U.S. and 9,400 in Canada
Incidents: Flushmate has received 304 reports of the product bursting, resulting in property damage and 14 impact or laceration injuries.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately turn off the water supply to the recalled Flushmate III unit and stop using the system. Consumers should contact the firm to determine if their Flushmate III serial number is included in the recall and to request a free repair kit.
Sold At: The Home Depot and Lowe's stores, distributors and plumbing contractors nationwide for about $108, and sold to toilet manufacturers including American Standard, Crane, Eljer, Gerber, Kohler, Mansfield and St. Thomas.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Flushmate, of New Hudson, Mich., a division of Sloan Valve Company
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed