CPSCRecalled Apr 30, 2014 · #14166
White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard
Hazard
The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard.
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This recall involves four models of White-Rodgers digital thermostats. The thermostats are white with blue lighted screens and have one of the following names printed on the front of them: "COMFORTSENTRY," "DICO," "Emerson," "Frigidaire," "Maytag," "Nutone," "Partners Choice," "Rheem," "Ruud," "Unico," "Water Furnace," "Westinghouse," "White-Rodgers" or "Zonefirst." The thermostats have a battery door on the top left corner. There are three or four buttons to the right and also below the thermostat screen. Recalled thermostats do not show a battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen.
Product details
- Product
- Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats
- Type
- Thermostats
- Manufacturer
- Not specified
- Model numbers
- —
- UPCs
- —
- Sold at
- Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturers and distributors and at hardware retailers nationwide from January 2006 through December 2013 for about $30 to $70.
- Made in
- China
What you should do
Consumers should check thermostats for battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen, if the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat.