White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard

Name of product:

Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats

Hazard:

The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.

Recall Details:

Units:

About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada

Description:

This recall involves four models of White-Rodgers digital thermostats. The thermostats are white with blue lighted screens and have one of the following names printed on the front of them: "COMFORTSENTRY", "DICO", "Emerson", "Frigidaire", "Maytag", "Nutone", "Partners Choice", "Rheem", "Ruud", "Unico", "Water Furnace", "Westinghouse", "White-Rodgers" or "Zonefirst". The thermostats have a battery door on the top left corner. There are three or four buttons to the right and also below the thermostat screen. Recalled thermostats do not show a battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen.<

Incidents/Injuries:

The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy:

Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat or call KEIL at 800-300-KEIL and let us deal with it.

Reference: White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard

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