WilliamsRDM Recalls StoveTop FireStop Microhood Due to Safety Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recall 14745 · Aug 21, 2014 · WilliamsRDM
103,000
units affected
103,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14745
- Date
- Aug 21, 2014
- Company
- WilliamsRDM
- Units affected
- 103,000
- Product
- The StoveTop FireStop® Microhood™ Fire Suppressors
- Product type
- Fire Suppressors
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recalled product is the StoveTop FireStop Microhood. It is a flame activated, dry chemical powder, fire suppression device that mounts over a residential cooktop stove, underneath a microwave oven. The Microhood units are plastic/metal and come in black and white. They are about 14 inches long and 4 inches wide and 3 inches high. The recalled model numbers are 677-1 (black) and 677-2 (white) with a "Replace Before" date of June 2014 thru August 2019. This date is located on the bottom of each unit.
What can happen
The Microhood front canister can fall from the unit and fail to suppress the fire.
The fix
Contact WilliamsRDM for a free inspection kit which includes instructions and a tool for performing an on-site inspection and repair of the units. Alternately, units can be shipped back to WilliamsRDM for a free inspection/repair. Firm is contacting consumers directly.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- HD Supply,Wilmar Industries, Louisville Fire & Safety and other contractor supply companies from June 2009 to August 2014 for about $80.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled the stovetop firestop® microhood™ fire suppressors?
Contact WilliamsRDM for a free inspection kit which includes instructions and a tool for performing an on-site inspection and repair of the units. Alternately, units can be shipped back to WilliamsRDM for a free inspection/repair. Firm is contacting consumers directly.
What is the hazard?
The Microhood front canister can fall from the unit and fail to suppress the fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.