Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats
Description: 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. [Learn More]
About 740,000 in the United States and 403,000 in Canada units were affected by this recall.
White-Rodgers Recalls Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Due to Fire Hazard
Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats. Only thermostats without a battery icon require action
Home Heating and Cooling Thermostats Recall Information
| Country of Origin | China |
| Recall Date | 04/30/2014 |
| Recall ID | 1671 |
| Recall Number | 14166 |
| Product Type | Thermostats |
| Hazard | The alkaline batteries used in the thermostat can leak onto the circuit board posing a fire hazard. |
| Injuries | The firm has received seven reports of burn damage to the thermostat, including two involving minor property damage. No injuries have been reported. |
| Remedy | 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. |
| Remedy Option | Replace |
| Contact | White-Rodgers toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.white-rodgers.com and click on “White-Rodgers 1F8x-04xx Thermostat Recall” at the lower left corner of the homepage for more information. |
| Last Updated | 01/09/2015 |
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