Location of the rating sheet with the model number and serial number
Rating sheet with the model number and serial number
Recalled 1135 Valor H5 Gas Fireplace trim
Recalled 1140 Valor H5 Gas Fireplace trim
Recalled 1135 Valor H5 Gas Fireplace trim
Recalled 1140 Valor H5 Gas Fireplace trim
Recalled 1149 Valor H5 Gas Fireplace trim
Recalled 1184 Valor H5 Gas Fireplace trim
The trim around the fireplaces can leak hot exhaust air, posing a burn hazard.
Miles Industries toll-free at 866-420-3360 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at h5@valorfireplaces.com or online at www.valorfireplaces.com and click on “H5 Recall Notice” for more information.
Recall Details
This recall involves Valor H5 gas fireplaces fueled by either natural gas or propane gas. The recalled fireplaces were sold in six different trim options and are a fully enclosed rectangular sheet metal box with a shatter resistant glass front. They were sold with a mesh barrier screen that was installed in front of the glass. The fireplace exhaust is vented to the outside through a ventilation duct. The model number and serial number are printed on a rating sheet behind the trim.
|
Model Number |
Product Name |
Serial Number Range |
|
1100 Natural Gas |
Valor H5 Gas Fireplace |
1100N10000 – 1100N12173 |
|
1100 Propane Gas |
Valor H5 Gas Fireplace |
1100P20000 – 1100P21132 |
|
1150 Natural Gas |
Valor H5 Gas Fireplace |
1150N10000 – 1150N11448 |
|
1150 Propane Gas |
Valor H5 Gas Fireplace |
1150P20000 – 1150P20822 |
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fireplaces and contact Miles Industries to schedule a free repair.
Miles Industries has received one report of mantle charring. No injuries have been reported.
Northeast Hearth & Home, Sutter Home & Hearth, Wallace's Stove & Fireplace Hearth stores and other stores nationwide and online from June 2014 through March 2018 for about $5,500.
Miles Industries Ltd., of Canada
This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC’s Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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