If you have an air exchanger in your home that was purchased between 2002 and 2009, you will want to check to see if it is affected by this recall.
Various brand names are affected. The reason for the recall is a safety device on the equipment designed to shut the unit off if it overheats, may not work, and can create a fire hazard.
Around 207, 000 of the affected products were sold in Canada.
As of December 9th, 32 reports related to these air exchangers had been received.
| Brand name | Model number The “X” may represent a letter or a number. |
|---|---|
| Venmar, Venmar AVS, Venmar Klima, Flair, Guardian by Broan, NuTone, Conformax, IVL |
30XXX, 4XXXX, C32042, AE 60, CH 30110, EA-109, EA-20XXX, PRO XXX, ER-40XXX, ERVX00HC, HRVX00H, IVL XXX, NUTR 130, VA-80, VA-30000, RC-120, VE-25, 160XXX, 300, 350, 400 |
| Carrier, Bryant, Day & Night, Payne |
VA3AAXXXX, VB5AAXXXX, VC5AAXXXX, VL3AAA0XX, HRVBBLHAXXXX, HRVBBLHUXXXX, HRVBBLVUXXXX, HRVBBSVUXXXX, HRVCCLHAXXXX, HRVCCLHUXXXX, HRVCCLVUXXXX, HRVCCSVUXXXX, ERVBBLHAXXXX, ERVBBLHUXXXX, ERVCCLHAXXXX, ERVCCLHUXXXX |
| Heil | HRV XX5 XRC |
| Rheem, Rudd, Protech, Weatherking |
84-XRVX00 |
| Sears | OPTIMUM |
| York | 5263554X000 |
| vänEE, Husch | 160XXXX, 43XXX, 45XXX, 48405 |
| Maytag, Frigidaire, Tappan, Westinghouse, Partners Choice |
91871X |
For more details on what to do, if you have one of these air exchangers, visit HERE
(Photo: Health Canada)
