Symmons Shower Systems Warning
CPSC recall 84042. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 84042 has the recall date 22 Jun 1984. The notice names the firm Symmons Industries. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Shower Items.
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| Description | Symmons Shower Systems Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 1984 Release # 84-042 Symmons Shower System May Present Scalding Risk When Not Properly Installed And Adjusted Washington, D.C. - The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Symmons Industries, Inc. of Braintree, Massachusetts, today joined in warning the public of the potential scalding hazard associated with their pressure-balancing shower systems when not properly installed and adjusted. The Commission is presently aware of 12 incidents, including 4 deaths, associated with the Symmons shower systems. The shower systems are sold under the brand names "Temptrol", "Safetymix", and "Visu-Temp". The brand names are on the face plate behind the shower handle. These shower systems are most frequently used in motels, hotels, apartments, nursing homes, institutional care facilities, and athletic facilities. A substantial number of these shower systems have been distributed since 1947. They sell at retail between $76.20 and $138.00. The Commission and Symmons warn that scalding may occur in the shower systems… |
| Product | Safetymix pressure-balancing shower systems, Shower Items |
| Product | Symmons pressure-balancing shower systems |
| Product | Temptrol pressure-balancing shower systems |
| Product | Visu-Temp pressure-balancing shower systems |
| Manufacturer | Symmons Industries; Safetymix; Temptrol; Visu-Temp |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1984: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1984
- 44
- Recalls of 1984 with one of the same hazards
- 25%
- Recalls of 1984 in the category Shower Items
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Symmons Industries
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 84042. https://recallregister.com/product/4464-symmons-shower-systems-warning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 84042 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 84042 has no incident or injury text.