Product Recall Number: 15-179
Why was Quadra-Fire Mt. Vernon E2 Pellet Stoves and inserts recalled?
Fuel can back up, creating unstable combustion and a pressure build up inside the firebox and glass can break, posing a laceration hazard.
Product Recall Number: 15-179
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-07-09
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Quadra-Fire Mt. Vernon E2 Pellet Stoves and inserts
Description: Fuel can back up, creating unstable combustion and a pressure build up inside the firebox and glass can break, posing a laceration hazard.
Hazard Description: Fuel can back up, creating unstable combustion and a pressure build up inside the firebox and glass can break, posing a laceration hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 2,000
Incidents: The firm has received eight reports of glass breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the unit, turn the small blue dial on the stove or insert to the -4 position and follow the daily maintenance requirements in the owner's manual. They should contact the retailer where the unit was purchased to arrange for free installation of an enhanced control board. The firm's dealers are contacting known purchasers.
Sold At: Stove stores from February 2014 through January 2015 for about $4,000.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Hearth & Home Technologies of Lakeville, Minn.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: USA
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed