Recall: Gas & Electric Dryers Manufactured by Lux Time Co. Warning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
February 15, 1974 | |
Release # 74-008 | |
CPSC Issues Warning Of Electric Shock Hazard In Gas And Electric Dryers
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb.15)--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today warned consumers that approximately 3,000 gas and electric clothes dryers manufactured after November 8, 1973, and sold in the past four months may have potentially defective timers capable of causing fatal electric shock.Owners of the suspect units are urged to immediately unplug the dryer, being careful not to touch any metal surfaces.
The model and serial number may be located by opening the door of the clothes dryer and looking at the upper lefthand corner of the door well.
The timers were manufactured by Lux Time Company of Connecticut, a division of Robertshaw Controls Company, and were sold to the Franklin Manufacturing Company, Webster City, Iowa, which, in turn, sold them to the six dryer manufacturers.
The Franklin Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of White Consolidated of Cleveland, Ohio, reported the defect to the Commission February 12, and has directed its customers to halt delivery on the dryers.
The firm has advised consumers who may have purchased any of the dryers in question to contact the dealer from whom it was purchased for inspection and, if necessary, replacement of the control at no cost to the customer. For further information, call the Consumer Product Safety Commission toll-free hot line (800) 638-2772.
Customer | Brand Name | # Units | Model # | Serial #'s |
Kelvinator, Inc. | Kelvinator | 1,569 | DE640GA DE522GW DE522GC DE522GH DE522GA |
042210 & 042292 037466 - 041533 037198 - 040199 037696 - 041287 036604 - 040842 |
WT Grant | Bradford | 870 | 78-196 78-303 78-204 78-212 78-287 |
42119 - 43469 40221 - 42711 41325 - 43669 38839 - 43368 42318 - 42416 |
Admiral Corp. | Admiral | 479 | LDE 1833 LDG 1833 LDE 1835 |
3058824 - 3067520 3061381 - 3068230 3067699 - 3067760 3065180 |
Hamilton Appliance Co. | Hamilton | 175 | DS 253W DP 253W DS 153W |
33057 & 33107 32710 - 32884 32912 - 33319 |
Gamble-Skogmo | Coronado | 158 | 45-1203 45-1223 |
12328 - 12427 12228 - 12319 |
Kalvinator Sales of Puerto Rico |
Kelvinator | 126 | DE522G-W DE522G-H DE522G-A DE522G-C |
038421 - 038490 039078 - 039107 036584 - 036603 037240 - 040194 |