Pelonis Portable Electrtc Heater Recalled
CPSC recall 89024. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 89024 has the recall date 20 Mar 1989. The notice names the firm R.E. Chapin Manufacturing Works. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Electric Heaters.
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| Description | Pelonis Portable Electrtc Heater Recalled NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 1989 Release # 89-024 Pelonis Portable Electrtc Heater Recalled WASHINGTON -- Consumers having certain Pelonis Disc Furnace portable electric space heaters are being offered a repair program by Del-Rain Corporation through R.E. Chapin Manufacturing Works. Inc., Batavia, New York, to correct a possible fire hazard with the electric plug. Del-Rain and Chapin began the voluntary recall program in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) because they found that potentially defective plugs which could possibly cause a fire had been used in certain heaters. To date there have been no known fires and no known injuries. Nonetheless, the companies have initiated the repair program for all affected heaters sold nationwide since October of 1987. Any consumer having a Pelonis Disc Furnace, Model #P861-TC or Model #P861-TC/VHC, with serial number ranging from 10,001US through 119,000US, should discontinue using the heater and call Chapin toll-free at 1-800-444-3140 from 5-10 p.m. to… |
| Product | Electric Heaters |
| Product | Pelonis Disc Furnace portable electric space heaters |
| Manufacturer | R.E. Chapin Manufacturing Works; Del-Rain |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1989: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1989
- 80
- Recalls of 1989 with one of the same hazards
- 13%
- Recalls of 1989 in the category Electric Heaters
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name R.E. Chapin Manufacturing Works
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 89024The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 89024. https://recallregister.com/product/4827-pelonis-portable-electrtc-heater-recalled/. 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 89024 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 89024 has no incident or injury text.