Air Heater: PTC Heating air heater poses high fire risk from poor internal soldering and counterfeit plug
The air heater has poor quality internal soldering and may not operate safely under fault conditions, and its counterfeit plug has a fuse with no ballast, which could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding.
What to do
The notice does not give instructions. Read the official notice for details.
Notice details
- Product
- Air Heater
- Company
- PTC Heating (packaging only)
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire because it has poor quality internal soldering and may not operate safely under fault conditions.
- Class or risk level
- High risk
- Identifiers
- PSD notification number: 2601-0300
- Brand: PTC Heating (packaging only)
- Model: BG-EH12
- Barcode: X002DBFAHZ
- Alert date
- May 1, 2026
- Published on GOV.UK
- May 1, 2026
- Listed on Recalled Today
- May 1, 2026
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from OPSS.
Product Safety Report: Air Heater (2601-0300)
- Risk level
- High risk
- Measures taken
- Destruction of the product
- Summary
- Product: Air Heater Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire because it has poor quality internal soldering and may not operate safely under fault conditions. Corrective action: The product has been destroyed
- Product information
- Type: Electrical appliances and equipment - Air Heaters - Portable Brand: PTC Heating (packaging only) Model: BG-EH12 Barcode: X002DBFAHZ Country of Origin: China Product Description: White air heater with wall plug. Product Report and Image: Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire because it has poor quality internal soldering and may not operate safely under fault conditions. The plug is also considered counterfeit and has a fuse without any ballast. The ballast is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The product has been destroyed Additional information PSD notification number: 2601-0300 Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
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