Recall: Upflow Horizontal Oil Furnaces Recalled by The Ducane Company
Note: company and telephone number change
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Ken Giles |
| Originally issued October 29, 1996, Revised October 21, 2002 | (301) 504-7052 |
| Release # 97-012 | |
CPSC and The Ducane Company Announce Recall of Upflow Horizontal Oil Furnaces
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Ducane Company of Columbia, S.C., is announced a voluntary recall program to repair approximately 2,100 oil furnaces. Heat exchangers in the furnace can crack.The Ducane Company initiated the recall after it found a crack in one of its furnaces. No injuries have been reported.
This retrofit involves 150,000- and 200,000-Btu oil furnaces manufactured by Ducane and distributed under the following brand names and model numbers:
| Brand | Model Numbers |
|---|---|
| American Standard | AUH150A960A and AUH200A960A |
| Bard | FUS150D60A and FUS200D60A |
| Bryant/Day & Night/Payne | 363AAN060195 and 363AAN060260 |
| Carrier | 58BTA195xxx58BTA10120 and |
| 58BTA260xxx58BTA10120 | |
| Ducane | UHZA150D34C2 and UHZA200D34C2 |
| Goodman/Janitrol/GMC | UH-150(BK, DU) and UH-200(BK,DU) |
| Heil/Tempstar | NT005150BKA1 and NT005200BKA1 |
| Inter-City Products | ND150A020 and OND200A020 |
| (Arcoaire, Comfortmaker) | |
| Lincoln Barriere | LBU150 and LBU200 |
| Nordyne (Miller/Intertherm) | 01HA-150C20B and 01HA200C20B |
| Quiet Automatic | UHZA150D34 and UHZA200D34 |
| York | 026-32647-005, 026-32647-006 and 026-32647-015 |
The model numbers are located on an identification/data plate inside the furnace's front door.
Heating and cooling contractors sold the heaters nationwide from April 1994 to August 1996 for about $1,700. Consumers who own recalled furnaces should call their dealers to arrange installation of a free recall upgrade kit. For more information, consumers can call Excell Comfort Systems (which bought the furnace portion of the Ducane Company) at (803) 284-3322.
