DIY Sauna Heater Kits
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Recall Summary
This recall involves the DIY Sauna Heater Kit. The product is a do-it-yourself kit for consumers to assemble a heating fixture with four heat-lamp bulbs (sold separately) and a metal enclosure intended for use in a separate do-it-yourself sauna enclosure, for which carpentry plans are sold separately. The Sauna Heater Kit includes a stainless steel cage (which weighs about 16 lbs., and measures 12"H x 12"W x 8"D when assembled), screws/bolts for assembly, four ceramic bulb sockets, three wire connectors, two ground pigtails, and a three-prong power cord. The recalled Sauna Heater Kit is intended to attach to a customer-built wood frame.
Electrical conductors within the sauna heater kits can overheat, posing a fire hazard and risk of serious injury or death.
Consumers should stop using the recalled Sauna Heater Kit immediately and register at www.diycoldplunge.com/pages/recall for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to submit written and photo proof that the product has been destroyed/disposed of or request a prepaid shipping label to return the product.
Plunge Buddy LLC, doing business as DIY Cold Plunge, of North Mankato, Minnesota
About 675 (In addition, about 14 were sold in Canada)
The firm has received 12 reports of units overheating. No fires or injuries have been reported.
What Similar Sellers Should Check
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