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DICON smoke detector — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireJan 17, 2014
Photo from the official notice: DICON smoke detector — fire risk

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

Hazard

The smoke detector does not have sufficient sensitivity and can fail to generate an alarm signal. This would prevent users and those around them from taking the measures necessary to avoid the fire risk. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14604.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (27/11/2013)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (27/11/2013)

Product description

Smoke detector in the form of a white plastic, cylindrical case sold in transparent plastic boxes with a blue strip.

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.

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