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Product Recall Number: 20-095

Why was Grower’s Edge Vaporizers recalled?

The vaporizers can overheat, and the vaporized materials can pose a burn risk if spilled or cause a fire if they fall onto a combustible surface.  The Deluxe model vaporizer also poses an electrical shock hazard if a consumer touches a small copper piece at the base of the vaporizer while in use.

Grower’s Edge Vaporizers
Here's product recall specific data for Grower’s Edge Vaporizers.

  • Product Recall Number: 20-095

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2020-03-19

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Grower’s Edge Vaporizers

  • Description: This recall involves the Deluxe and Commercial models of the Grower’s Edge Vaporizer sold by Hawthorne Hydroponics LLC for use in hydroponic growing. The Deluxe vaporizer has a yellow, aluminum body and adjustable vaporizing cup, and the Commercial model has a stainless steel plate and adjustable vaporizing cup. The following model numbers, which are visible on the packaging, are included in the recall: Model Model Number UPC Deluxe Vaporizer 704050 870883005795 Commercial Vaporizer 740650 870883000608

  • Hazard Description: The vaporizers can overheat, and the vaporized materials can pose a burn risk if spilled or cause a fire if they fall onto a combustible surface.  The Deluxe model vaporizer also poses an electrical shock hazard if a consumer touches a small copper piece at the base of the vaporizer while in use.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 60,000 (In addition, about 340 in Canada)

  • Incidents: Hawthorne received 11 reports of overheating or fire, 9 for the Deluxe and 2 for the commercial model.  Hawthorne has received one report of property damage as a result of vaporizer use, apart from damage to the vaporizer itself.  No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vaporizers and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund in the form of store credit.

  • Sold At: Hawthorne Hydroponics dealers nationwide, including hydroponic and indoor specialty gardening stores, and online from August 2011 through January 2020 for between $115 and $140. 

  • Importers: Hawthorne Canada Limited in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and Hawthorne Hydroponics LLC, in Vancouver, Wash.

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: Israel and China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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