TS-11 Recall

 




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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   Robertshaw’s Hotline: (800) 232-9389
November 1, 2004                                                    CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Release # 05-031                                                     CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Robertshaw Controls Company Announce Recall of TS-11 Thermal Safety Control Gas Valves

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturers named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)

Name of Product: Robertshaw TS-11 Thermal Safety Control Gas Valve and the “magnet head” on the gas valve

Units: 123,544 gas valves and 37, 350 magnet heads

Manufacturer: Robertshaw Controls Company of Long Beach, California

Hazard: If the pilot light goes out, the gas valve could stick in an open position, permitting gas to continue to flow. This can result in a gas explosion and fire which could result in severe personal injury or property damage.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 12 reports of flash fires, including 9 reports of injuries. The injuries involved first, second, and – in one instance – third degree burns.

Description: The TS-11 Thermal Safety Control Gas Valves are installed in commercial cooking equipment with pilot lights, including ranges, griddles, fryers, and warming trays. The recalled gas valves were produced between February 2003 and August 2004. The “magnet heads” on the gas valves were made during the same range of dates. The recalled products can be identified by date codes 0306 through and including 0432. The TS-11 gas valve with different manufacturing dates and a different hazard was recalled in 2002 (www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02527.html).

Sold through: Original equipment manufacturers and food service equipment dealers to commercial food service providers (such as restaurants). The recalled products were sold from February 2003 through August 2004.

Manufactured in: Assembled in Mexico

Remedy: Free repair or replacement (if necessary). Robertshaw Controls Company will arrange for free repair or replacement of the recalled gas valves. If you smell gas near the appliance or in the building, immediately leave the area and call your gas company or a certified gas technician to investigate the cause. If you do not smell gas, check to see if you have the affected TS-11 valve or magnet head. If you do, have the date-code of your TS-11 gas valve ready when you contact Robertshaw. If any pilot lights are out on an appliance with the affected product, do not attempt to relight. Have the appliance examined by a qualified technician.

Consumer Contact: Commercial food service managers should call Robertshaw toll-free at (800) 232-9389 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or visit www.robertshaw.com.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.


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