Pollenex Announces Retrofit Program For Whirlpool Hot Spa
CPSC recall 88102. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 88102 has the recall date 17 Nov 1988. The notice names the firm Pollenex. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Hot Tubs/Spas.
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| Description | November 17, 1988 Release # 88-102 Pollenex Announces Retrofit Program For Whirlpool Hot Spa WASHINGTON, D.C.-The makers of the Pollenex Whirlpool Hot Spa and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced a safety program designed to protect spa users against electrocution that could result from immersion of a spa in a bathtub. The spa maker urges use of its product with specially protected outlets and is offering spa owners plug-in shock protectors at a price below cost. To date, with about 420,000 units shipped since the summer of 1987, CPSC and the company know of no injuries. The spas consist of a triangular shaped motor, a plastic mat for the bottom of the tub and a flexible hose to connect the two. The name "Pollenex Whirlpool Hot Spa" appears on the top of the motor. The company said that the product is UL listed and, in light of the product's strong warnings, immersion is unlikely. To protect against electrocution if the spa motor is immersed in the tub, owners of the Pollenex Whirlpool Hot Spa are urged to take the following steps: If Ground Fault Circuit interrupters (GFCIs) protect the bathroom, plug theses portable appliances into protected… |
| Product | Pollenex Whirlpool Hot Spas, Hot Tubs/Spas |
| Manufacturer | Pollenex |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1988: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1988
- 75
- Recalls of 1988 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls of 1988 in the category Hot Tubs/Spas
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Pollenex
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 88102. https://recallregister.com/product/4794-pollenex-announces-retrofit-program-for-whirlpool-hot-spa/. 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 88102 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 88102 has no incident or injury text.