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Recalled Dunkirk gas-fired hot water residential boiler -
Recalled Utica Boilers gas-fired hot water residential boiler -
Recalled Columbia gas-fired hot water residential boiler -
Recalled Utica Heating gas-fired hot water residential boiler -
Recalled Pennco gas-fired hot water residential boiler -
Recalled Green Mountain gas-fired hot water residential boiler
The recalled residential boilers can be missing the flue inspection cover plate, posing a risk of exposure to combustion flue gasses and a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard.
About 1,745
ECR International at 800-241-5501 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday thru Friday, by email at ecrcustomerservice@ecrinternational.com, or online at www.ecrrecall.com or www.ecrinternational.com and click on “Recall” for more information.
Recall Details
This recall involves gas-fired hot water residential boilers with brand names Dunkirk, Utica Boilers, Utica Heating, Pennco, Green Mountain and Columbia and with model numbers DXL-K, MGB-K, UH15B-K, 15B-K, GMGW-K, or MCB-K respectively. The boilers are blue and/or gray in color, 32 inches tall, 13 to 27 inches wide and 26 inches deep. The model and serial numbers are located on the boiler rating plate in the front left corner of the top panel. The following models and serial numbers are included in the recall:
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Brand Name |
Boiler Model Number |
Serial Number Range |
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Dunkirk |
DXL-K: DXL-060K |
Serial Number Range: 392201652s thru 402202738s 012302567s and 012302571s |
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Utica Boilers |
MGB-K: MGB-060K |
Serial Number Range: 402200481s thru 402202693s 012302268s thru 012302566s |
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Columbia |
MCB-K: MCB-060K |
Serial Number Range: 402201449s thru 402202214s |
|
Utica Heating |
UH15B-K: UH15B-060K |
Serial Number Range: 392201654s thru 402202800s 012302274s thru 012303099s |
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Pennco |
15B-K: 15B-060K |
Serial Number Range: 392202597s thru 402202806s 012301918s thru 012303055s |
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Green Mountain |
GMGW-K: GMGW-060K |
Serial Number Range: 392201653s thru 402202686s 012301924s thru 012301961s |
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled gas-fired hot water residential boilers and contact ECR International to arrange for a free inspection and repair in the form of a free installation of the inspection cover plate, if missing.
None reported
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The blocked vent switch (BVS) can fail to shut down the burners if the boilers are installed at altitudes above 2,000 feet and the vent system becomes blocked. In such an event, the boiler can emit excessive amounts of carbon monoxide into the building, posing a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hazard to consumers.
The blocked vent switch (BVS) can fail to shut down the burners if the boilers are installed at altitudes above 5,400 feet and the vent system becomes blocked. In such an event, the boiler can emit excessive amounts of carbon monoxide into the home, posing a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning hazard to consumers.
The sounders and strobes can malfunction and cause the fire alarm system to fail to alert consumers of a fire.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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