Home Heating & Air Conditioning Components Recall

Home Heating & Air Conditioning Components Recall NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 1999 Release # 99-158 Company Phone Number: (888) 556-0125 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 Trane Contact: Sharon Brogdon, (903)581-3568 CPSC, The Trane Company and American Standard Inc. Announce Recall of Home Heating and Air Conditioning Components WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Trane Company, of Tyler, Texas, a division of American Standard Inc., is voluntarily recalling 9,900 accessory electric heaters. These heaters are used to provide supplemental heat in heat pump or electric heating systems. Whether in the cooling, fan, heating or off mode, incorrectly routed wires can cause the accessory heater to continually cycle on and off. Excessive heat could catch nearby combustibles on fire. Trane and American Standard are aware of four reports of heaters continually running. No property damage or injuries were reported. These auxiliary electric heaters were sold as a component in various models of Trane and American Standard brand air handlers for heating and air conditioning systems. The air handler is the indoor component of the consumer's air conditioning or heating system. The air handler is a painted metal cabinet, which has the Trane or American Standard nameplate on its front. The nameplate provides a list of accessory electric heater model numbers that could be installed in that air handler. The model numbers for the recalled units are BAYHTR1419A and B. The model numbers for air handlers that may contain the recalled heater units are: Subject Model Numbers TWG048A140A* TWG060A150A* TWV036B140A* TVF036A140A* TWE030C140A,B* TWE030C140F* TWE030C14FB* TWE036C140A,B* TWE036C140F* TWE036C14FB* TWE042C140B,C* TWE042C14FB,C* TWE048C140A,B* TWE048C140F* TW