Safety pool covers
Description: This recall involves mesh and solid-material Anchor 5-Star, Anchor Mesh, Classic Solid and Defender Mesh brand custom safety pool covers. The covers' cables are connected to the pool wall using brass-plated snap hooks with a gold-tone spring tab, a seam and a hook end with a bezel. The date of manufacture appears on the warning label on the underside of each pool cover. Manufacture dates of "Sep 14," "Oct 14" and "Nov 14" are subject to the recall. "Manufactured by Anchor Industries, Inc." also appears on the label. [Learn More]
About 350 units were affected by this recall.
Anchor Industries Recalls Safety Pool Covers Due to Drowning Risk (Recall Alert)
Sample Pool Cover. Brass-Plated Snap Hooks (broken one on the right)
Safety pool covers Recall Information
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Recall Date | 03/10/2016 |
| Recall ID | 6675 |
| Recall Number | 16732 |
| Product Type | Swimming Pool Equipment |
| Hazard | The brass-plated snap hooks used to connect the cover's cables to the wall can break, posing a drowning risk. |
| Injuries | The firm has received 20 reports of snap hook failure. No injuries have been reported. |
| Remedy | Consumers should immediately contact their pool cover dealer to schedule an inspection and replacement of the snap hooks. |
| Remedy Option | Repair |
| Contact | Anchor Industries toll-free at 800-255-5552 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.anchorindustries.com and click on “Safety Recall” for more information. |
| Last Updated | 03/31/2016 |
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