Venmar HRV recall

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2007
Release #07-143 Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 441-4645
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908




Venmar Ventilation Inc. Recalls Heat Recovery Ventilators Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Heat Recovery Ventilators

Units: About 75,000

Manufacturer: Venmar Ventilation Inc., of Quebec, Canada

Hazard: The motors in these units can overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Venmar Ventilation has received four reports of ventilator motors overheating resulting in fires causing extensive property damage. One incident in Michigan reportedly resulted in about $1 million in damages.

Description: Heat Recovery Ventilators are designed to exchange air between the inside and outside of a home in order to provide fresh air. The recall covers units made from 1991 through 2001, and have the following brand names and model numbers:

Brand Models
Venmar AEXX, EARC, 1XX, 30X, 40X, 40XXX
Venmar AVS 1.X, 2.X, 30XX, 55XX
Flair  30, 30XX, 55, 55XX, 85115
vänEE 10, 1XX, 100X, 20, 20XX, 30XX, 90
Conformax 300, 350, 400
NuTone NUTR130
Carrier
Bryant VXXXXXXXXX, ERVXXXXXXX or
HRVXXXXXXX
Payne
Day & Night VXXXXXXXXX
Heil HEILXXXXX
York 5263554XXXX
Sears Brand OPTIMUM
Guardian by Broan  100X, 200X
Rheem
Ruud
Protech
Weatherking 
84-ERV100, 84-ERV200,
84-HRV100, 84-HRV200
 

The model numbers are written on a silver or black label on the outside of panel. The "X" digit used in the model numbers can be either a letter or a number.

Sold by: Heating, plumbing and building supply distributors nationwide from January 1991 through December 2001 for between $700 and $2,500.

Manufactured in: Canada

Remedy: Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug their ventilators, and contact Venmar to receive instructions on how to participate in the recall. Venmar will provide a free safety device that will shut off the ventilator if the motor overheats.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Venmar Ventilation toll-free at (866) 441-4645 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.venmar.ca




   

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I actually called in on behalf of a customer.  They sent me a plug adapter.  You plug it into the wall socket, then the HRV plugs into it.  Problem was my motor was seized and the new one already had the overload protection built into it.  The new motor wasn't covered LOL

They shipped me the whole assembly though, took me 10 minutes to change out.