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Product Recall Number: 19-012

Why was Flushmate II 501-B pressure-assisted flushing systems 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 and laceration hazards to consumers and property damage.

Flushmate II 501-B pressure-assisted flushing systems
Here's product recall specific data for Flushmate II 501-B pressure-assisted flushing systems.

  • Product Recall Number: 19-012

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2018-10-18

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Flushmate II 501-B pressure-assisted flushing systems

  • Description:

  • 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 and laceration hazards to consumers and property damage.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 1.4 million (in addition, about 17,300 were sold in Canada) (The Series 503 Flushmate III was previously recalled June 2012, January 2014, and July 2016.)

  • Incidents: Flushmate has received 1,446 reports in the U.S. and 7 reports in Canada of the units included in this recall bursting, resulting in property damage, totaling about $710,000, including 23 injury reports with one requiring foot surgery.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Flushmate II 501-B systems, turn off the water supply to the unit and flush the toilet to release the internal pressure. Consumers should contact Flushmate to request a free Flushmate replacement unit and installation by a technician.

  • Sold At: Home Depot and Lowe’s stores, toilet manufacturers, distributors and plumbing contractors nationwide and online at www.grainger.com, www.hdsupply.com, www.homedepot.com and other online retailers from September 1996 through December 2015 for about $108 for the units without toilets.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Flushmate, of New Hudson, Mich., a division of Sloan Valve Company

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: U.S.

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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