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Zodiac Freerider RF 5200 iQ Wireless Swimming Pool Robotic Cleaner — fire risk

UK OPSSLow riskFireMar 6, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Zodiac Freerider RF 5200 iQ Wireless Swimming Pool Robotic Cleaner — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Zodiac Freerider RF 5200 iQ Wireless Swimming Pool Robotic Cleaner — fire risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The product presents a risk of fire because the injection moulding parameters on the assembly line did not cover the necessary cooling time of the battery block (where the battery is installed), meaning that the block was weakened. When the battery was screwed into the plastic block during assembly, cracks and/or weak points developed in the plastic casing compromising the watertightness of the battery enclosure. This can result in water entering and mixing with the lithium in the battery, leading to a short-circuit, overheating, and/or the battery entering into thermal runaway, resulting in a fire. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.

Remedy

The product has been recalled from end users. Fluidra requests all consumers to check whether their automatic robotic cleaner is affected by this voluntary safety measure and cease use immediately. Access further information on the Zodiac website at the following link: https://www.zodiac-poolcare.co.uk/support/recall

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users

Product description

Blue cordless robotic pool cleaner.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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