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Risk of Electric Shock Prompts Recall of Heaters
About 13,000 Ritchie Immersion Heaters, are being recalled because the outer cover of the immersion heater can crack and expose the heating element to water, posing a shock hazard to consumers. The immersion heater is designed to be submerged in a cattle trough to keep the water from freezing.
So far, Springfield Wire Inc, the manufacturer of the heaters, has received 44 reports of covers cracking.
This recall involves the Ritchie Immersion Heaters with model numbers 17863 (120v/250w), 17939 (240v/250w or 240v/325w), and 17940 (240v/325w). The model number along with "SWI" is printed on one side of the heating element and a sticker reading "Ritchie Specialty Products" is found on the other side.
The heaters were sold by Ritchie distributors nationwide from February 2007 through November 2008 for about $60 to $70.
MARCH-04-09: Ritchie Immersion Heaters Recalled [CPSC: RITHCIE EMMERSON HEATERS RECALLED]
Published on Mar-4-09
So far, Springfield Wire Inc, the manufacturer of the heaters, has received 44 reports of covers cracking.
This recall involves the Ritchie Immersion Heaters with model numbers 17863 (120v/250w), 17939 (240v/250w or 240v/325w), and 17940 (240v/325w). The model number along with "SWI" is printed on one side of the heating element and a sticker reading "Ritchie Specialty Products" is found on the other side.
The heaters were sold by Ritchie distributors nationwide from February 2007 through November 2008 for about $60 to $70.
MARCH-04-09: Ritchie Immersion Heaters Recalled [CPSC: RITHCIE EMMERSON HEATERS RECALLED]
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