Laars Heating Systems Company 2022-06-30 Kitchen serious CPSC
Kitchen · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-22176
Residential atmospheric gas-fired boilers Recall
Issued June 30, 2022 · Laars Heating Systems Company · 54,526 units affected
In June 2022, Laars Heating Systems Company recalled the Residential atmospheric gas-fired boilers, a serious kitchen recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The blocked vent temperature switch (BVTS) can malfunction, which can cause the release of gases, including carbon monoxide (CO), into consumers' homes, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Residential atmospheric gas-fired boilers only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Laars Heating Systems Company to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should immediately contact Laars Heating Systems Company to arrange to have a certified technician install repairs at no cost to the consumer. Consumers who continue use of the boiler while awaiting repair should have working carbon monoxide alarms on every level of the home and outside of sleeping areas. The firm is contacting all known purchasers.
Recall details
- Brand
- Laars Heating Systems Company
- Category
- Kitchen
- Recall date
- June 30, 2022
- Units affected
- 54,526
- Sold at
- Independent contractors, plumbers, and plumbing supply distributors nationwide from January 2021 through January 2022 for between $6,000 and $8,000, including installation.
- Recall number
- CPSC-22176
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Laars Heating Systems Company has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
- 54,526 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 2,403 US households.
- This is the 38th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2022.