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GuardianSense/KLTseanife Combination Smoke and CO Detectors
CPSC is warning consumers to stop using GuardianSense/ KLTseanife brand Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarm model YHW-542COM-R immediately because the detectors fail to alarm in the presence of hazardous smoke and fire, posing a risk of serious injury or death from smoke and fire hazards.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the detectors immediately, dispose of them and install working smoke alarms and CO detectors. Do not sell or give away these hazardous detectors.
Product Safety Warning Details
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using GuardianSense/ KLTseanife brand Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide alarm model YHW-542COM-R immediately because the detectors fail to alarm in the presence of hazardous smoke and fire, posing a risk of serious injury or death from smoke and fire hazards.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the detectors immediately, dispose of them and install working smoke alarms and CO detectors. Do not sell or give away these hazardous detectors.
Note: Consumers should install smoke alarms and CO detectors on each level of their homes and outside separate sleeping areas. Smoke alarms and CO detectors should be battery operated or have battery backup. Test smoke alarms and CO detectors frequently and replace batteries as needed. Consumers should only buy smoke alarms and CO detectors that meet the UL 2034 and UL 217 safety standards.
This warning involves GuardianSense/ KLTseanife Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors, model YHW-542COM-R. The detectors are electronic combination smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. The detectors are made of white plastic and feature a digital display. The model, YHW-542COM-R, and the manufacturer are listed on the back of the product.
The manufacturer, ShenZhen YuFangWeiShi Technology Co LTD., and the seller, Shenzhen Lixiang Xiancai Co., Ltd., have been unresponsive to CPSC’s request to recall these detectors.
Two reports of the alarms failing to alert in the presence of smoke or fire.
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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.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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