Product Recall Number: 74-008
Why was Gas and electric clothes dryers recalled?
These dryers have potentially defective timers capable of causing fatal electric shock.
Product Recall Number: 74-008
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1974-02-14
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Gas and electric clothes dryers
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb.15)--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today warned consumers that approximately 3,000 gas and electric clothes dryers manufactured after November 8, 1973, and sold in the past four months may have potentially defective timers capable of causing fatal electric shock. Owners of the suspect units are urged to immediately unplug the dryer, being careful not to touch any metal surfaces. The model and serial number may be located by opening the door of the clothes dryer and looking at the upper lefthand corner of the door well. The timers were manufactured by Lux Time Company of Connecticut, a division of Robertshaw Controls Company, and were sold to the Franklin Manufacturing Company, Webster City, Iowa, which, in turn, sold them to the six dryer manufacturers. The Franklin Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of White Consolidated of Cleveland, Ohio, reported the defect to the Commission February 12, and has directed its customers to halt delivery on the dryers. The firm has advised consumers who may have purchased any of the dryers in question to contact the dealer from whom it was purchased for inspection and, if necessary, replacement of the control at no cost to the customer. For further information, call the Consumer Product Safety Commission toll-free hot line (800) 638-2772. Customer Brand Name # Units Model # Serial #'s Kelvinator, Inc. Kelvinator 1,569 DE640GA DE522GW DE522GC DE522GH DE522GA 042210 & 042292 037466 - 041533 037198 - 040199 037696 - 041287 036604 - 040842 WT Grant Bradford 870 78-196 78-303 78-204 78-212 78-287 42119 - 43469 40221 - 42711 41325 - 43669 38839 - 43368 42318 - 42416 Admiral Corp. Admiral 479 LDE 1833 LDG 1833 LDE 1835 3058824 - 3067520 3061381 - 3068230 3067699 - 3067760 3065180 Hamilton Appliance Co. Hamilton 175 DS 253W DP 253W DS 153W 33057 & 33107 32710 - 32884 32912 - 33319 Gamble-Skogmo Coronado 158 45-1203 45-1223 12328 - 12427 12228 - 12319 Kalvinator Sales of Puerto Rico Kelvinator 126 DE522G-W DE522G-H DE522G-A DE522G-C 038421 - 038490 039078 - 039107 036584 - 036603 037240 - 040194
Hazard Description: These dryers have potentially defective timers capable of causing fatal electric shock.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Inspect, Replace
Units: Approximately 3,000
Incidents: None Listed
Remedy: The firm has advised consumers who may have purchased any of the dryers in question to contact the dealer from whom it was purchased for inspection and, if necessary, replacement of the control at no cost to the customer.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Lux Time Company of Connecticut, a division of Robertshaw Controls Company
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed