NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Ken Giles |
| August 18, 1999 |
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1184 |
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Trane Contact: Sharon Brogdon |
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(903)581-3568 |
| Release # 99-158 |
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CPSC, The Trane Company and American Standard Inc. Announce Recall of Home
Heating and Air Conditioning Components
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), the Trane Company, of Tyler, Texas, a division of American
Standard Inc., is voluntarily recalling 9,900 accessory electric heaters. These
heaters are used to provide supplemental heat in heat pump or electric heating
systems. Whether in the cooling, fan, heating or off mode, incorrectly routed
wires can cause the accessory heater to continually cycle on and off. Excessive
heat could catch nearby combustibles on fire.
Trane and American Standard are aware of four reports of heaters continually
running. No property damage or injuries were reported.
These auxiliary electric heaters were sold as a component in various models of
Trane and American Standard brand air handlers for heating and air conditioning
systems. The air handler is the indoor component of the consumer's air
conditioning or heating system. The air handler is a painted metal cabinet,
which has the Trane or American Standard nameplate on its front. The nameplate
provides a list of accessory electric heater model numbers that could be
installed in that air handler. The model numbers for the recalled units are
BAYHTR1419A and B.
The model numbers for air handlers that may contain the recalled heater units
are:
| Subject
Model Numbers |
| TWG048A140A* |
TWG060A150A* |
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| TWV036B140A* |
TVF036A140A* |
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| TWE030C140A,B* |
TWE030C140F* |
TWE030C14FB* |
| TWE036C140A,B* |
TWE036C140F* |
TWE036C14FB* |
| TWE042C140B,C* |
TWE042C14FB,C* |
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| TWE048C140A,B* |
TWE048C140F* |
TWE048C14FC* |
| TWE060C15FC,D* |
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| TWE060D150A,B* |
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| TWE030P130A,B* |
TWE030P13FA,B* |
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| TWE036P130A,B* |
TWE030P13FA,B* |
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| TWE042P130A,B* |
TWE042P13FA,B* |
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| TWE048P130A,B* |
TWE048P13FA,B* |
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| TWE060P130A,B* |
TWE060P13FA,B* |
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| TWE063P130A,B* |
TWE063P13FA,B* |
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| TWE031E13FA,B* |
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| TWE037E13FA,B* |
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| TWE040E13FA,B* |
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| TWE065E13FA,B* |
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All models have a single arabic digit after this final letter |
Independent installers of Trane and American Standard equipment sold these
accessory heaters nationwide from October 1997 through May 1999 for between $250
and $400.
Consumers should remove any combustible material from around the air handlers
with recalled heaters. Consumers with one of these electric heaters should call
their local independent Trane or American Standard dealer, listed in your local
yellow pages, for a free inspection and repair, if needed. For assistance in
locating a local independent dealer, contact Trane at (888) 556-0125 between 7
a.m. and 5:30 p.m. CDT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can get information
on finding a local dealer online at http://www.trane.com/residential/personaltouch/recall.asp.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public
from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call
CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To
order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the
handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain
this release and recall information or report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov.
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