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Vlaseo pressure washer with four Quick Connect nozzles and foam cannon
The pressure washers lack an integrated immersion protection device on or near the power plug, also known as a Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI), posing a risk of death or serious injury due to electrocution and shock. These pressure washers do not comply with the applicable voluntary standard.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the pressure washers immediately, and destroy them by unplugging, cutting the power cord, and disposing of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous pressure washers.
Product Safety Warning Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using Vlaseo pressure washers immediately . The pressure washers lack an integrated immersion protection device on or near the power plug, also known as a Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI), posing a risk of death or serious injury due to electrocution and shock. These pressure washers do not comply with the applicable voluntary standard.
The pressure washers were sold online at Amazon.com for between $99 and $300. These pressure washers are green and black in color and come with four quick connect nozzles and a foam cannon.
Vlaseo Store of China has not responded to requests for a recall.
The pressure washers were manufactured in China.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the pressure washers immediately, and destroy them by unplugging, cutting the power cord, and disposing of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous pressure washers.
Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury 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. Since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.
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