Skip to content

SAstro Ceramic PTC Heater fan heater — burns & fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsFireMar 25, 2022
Photo from the official notice: SAstro Ceramic PTC Heater fan heater — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: SAstro Ceramic PTC Heater fan heater — burns & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: SAstro Ceramic PTC Heater fan heater — burns & fire risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The plastic of the product can easily melt, leaving live or moving parts accessible. Consequently, a user could touch live/moving parts, or the hot surface, and could suffer burns. During continuous use, the product could overheat and catch fire. The product does not comply with requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European Standard EN 60335.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (05/12/2021)

Product description

The product comes in a white/red cardboard package with a photo of the appliance on the outside. The product itself consists of a plastic casing containing all the electric parts.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

Recent alerts in this category

See all →