Modundry Automatic Hand Dryer: serious fire risk from plug without a fuse link
The hand dryer comes with a non-UK plug that has no fuse link, which could lead to the plug overheating or exploding, and its separate UK adaptor also fails to meet the size requirements of BS 1363.
What to do
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Notice details
- Product
- Modundry Automatic Hand Dryer sold via Amazon
- Company
- Modundry
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as it is supplied with a non-UK plug without a fuse link and an adaptor that does not meet the meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Identifiers
- PSD notification number: 2603-0274
- Brand: Modundry
- Model: GSQ-M-798ABS-S
- Alert date
- April 15, 2026
- Published on GOV.UK
- April 16, 2026
- Listed on Recalled Today
- April 15, 2026
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from OPSS.
Product Safety Report: Modundry Automatic Hand Dryer sold via Amazon (2603-0274)
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Measures taken
- Destruction of the product; Import rejected at the border
- Summary
- Product: Modundry Automatic Hand Dryer sold via Amazon Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as it is supplied with a non-UK plug without a fuse link and an adaptor that does not meet the meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type: Electrical appliances and equipment - Hand Dryers Brand: Modundry Model: GSQ-M-798ABS-S Amazon product identifiers: X002EBT359, X002EBTO7B, YHE25123107910008, FBA15L8PG375U000001, FBA15L8PG375U000005, FBA15L8PG375U000006-FBA15L8PG375U000010 Country of Origin: China Product Description: A wall-mounting hand dryer with attached wall plug. Product Report and Image: Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as it is supplied with a non-UK plug without a fuse link. The fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the plug under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. The separate UK adaptor supplied with the product also failed to meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. Additional information PSD notification number: 2603-0274 Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
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