FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 1999
Release # 99-158
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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
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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:
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