Waterlogic Recalls Water Cooling, Heating Systems Due to Fire Hazard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: September 17, 2013

Recall number: 13-287

Chiller RF – Innowave

Recall Summary

Name of product: Chiller-based water dispensers

Hazard: The hot water tank can stop functioning and cause the machine to overheat, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy: View Details

Repair

Consumer Contact: Waterlogic Commercial Products toll-free at (855) 905-2002 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the website at www.waterlogic.us for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 48,000

Description: Chiller-based water filtration systems provide hot and cold water dispensers for home and workplace. The units come in three sizes, 18, 40 and 48 inches high, and in white, black or stainless steel. One of the following brand names is printed on the front of the unit: AquaMark, Coolersmart, Culligan, Innowave, Waterlogic and Xstream Water. Recalled products have serial numbers printed on a label on the back of the machines.

Serial numbers for AquaMark, Culligan, Innowave and Waterlogic units start with the following four numbers and one letter:

2105A through 2105L	2106A through 2106L	2107A through 2107L	2108A through 2108L
2205A through 2205L	2206A through 2206L	2207A through 2207L	2208A through 2208L
2305A through 2305L	2306A through 2306L	2307A through 2307L	2308A through 2308L
2405A through 2405L	2406A through 2406L	2407A through 2407L	2408A through 2408L
2505A through 2505L	2506A through 2506L	2507A through 2507L	2508A through 2508L
2605A through 2605L	2606A through 2606L	2607A through 2607L	2608A through 2608L
2705A through 2705L	2706A through 2706L	2707A through 2707L	2708A through 2708L
3105A through 3105L	3106A through 3106L	3107A through 3107L	3108A through 3108L
3505A through 3505L	3506A through 3506L	3507A through 3507L	3508A through 3508L
3605A through 3605L	3606A through 3606L	3607A through 3607L	3608A through 3608L
6105A through 6105L	6106A through 6106L	6107A through 6107L	6108A through 6108L
6505A through 6505L	6506A through 6506L	6507A through 6507L	6508A through 6508L
6605A through 6605L	6606A through 6606L	6607A through 6607L	6608A through 6608L
6905A through 6905L	6906A through 6906L	6907A through 6907L	6908A through 6908L
7105A through 7105L	7106A through 7106L	7107A through 7107L	7108A through 7108L
7205A through 7205L	7206A through 7206L	7207A through 7207L	7208A through 7208L
7505A through 7505L	7506A through 7506L	7507A through 7507L	7508A through 7508L
7605A through 7605L	7606A through 7606L	7607A through 7607L	7608A through 7608L
7905A through 7905L	7906A through 7906L	7907A through 7907L	7908A through 7908L

Serial numbers for Coolersmart units start with the following six digit alpha-numeric codes:

Y1G07C through Y1G07L	Y1G08A through Y1G08C	Y1W07C through Y1W07L
Y1W08C through Y1W08E	Y3G07E through Y3G07I	Y3G08D through Y3G08C
Y3W07E through Y3W07I	Y3W08B

The following serial numbers for Xstream Water units are affected:

XFT050603009	XFT050603014	XFT050603031	XFT050603061	XFT050606075
XFT050607023	XFT050607051	XFT050607080	XFT050607090	XFT050613002
XFT050801017	XFT050802007	XFT050802108	XFT050802116	XFT050803021
XFT050803032	XFT050803050	XFT050803051	XFT050824036	XFT050824053
XFT050825017	XFT050916018	XFT050919001	XFT050919012	XFT050919015
XFT050919021	XFT050919082	XFT050919085	XFT060109009	XFT060112074
XFT060112100	XFT060113004	XFT060120007	XFT060120015	XFT060120108
XFT060123044	XFT060123065	XFT060123081	XFT060124022	XFT060216017
XFT060220029	XFT060424028	XFT060424041	XFT060424079	XFT060424085
XFT060508007	XFT060508017	XFT060508026	XFT060508028	XFT060508135
XFT060508136	XFT060508154	XFT060511112	XFT060515012	XFT060515029
XFT060515035	XFT060516061	XFT060517022	XFT060517059	XFT060518031
XFT060518037	XFT060703029	XFT060703030	XFT060703070	XFT060703101
XFT060703102	XFT060703111	XFT060705011	XFT060705112	XFT060705124
XFT060714114	XFT060719050	XFT060720078	XFT060720091	XFT060801008
XFT060801036	XFT060801070	XFT060801074	XFT060801095	XFT060801099
XFT060802009	XFT060802012	XFT060802014	XFT060802052	XFT060802083
XFT060803005	XFT060803037	XFT061224095	XFT070123051	XFT070123055
XFT070123154	XFT070124023	XFT070124033	XFT070124040	XFT070125045
XFT070125108	XFT070125203	XFT070125204	XFT070126011	XFT070206004
XFT070206062	XFT070406004	XFT070406019	XFT070406027	XFT070406028
XFT070406036	XFT070406042	XFT070406056	XFT070406101	XFT070406216
XFT070406265	XFT070621068	XFT070621124	XFT070621128	XFT070621137
XFT070621154	XFT070621157	XFT070621178	XFT070622016	XFT070622032
XFT070622036	XFT070622051	XFT070622063	XFT070625034	XFT070625055
XFT070625060	XFT070625102	XFT070625104	XFT070808020	XFT070808051
XFT070808052	XFT070808056	XFT070813058	XFT070813074	XFT070813093
XFT070827003	XFT070827007	XFT070827017	XFT070827019	XFT070827022
XFT070827023	XFT070827073	XFT070827077	XFT070827084	XFT070827098
XFT071019029	XFT071019058	XFT071019065	XFT071019073	XFT071019102
XFT071101010	XFT071101041	XFT071101055	XFT071101068	XFT071101172
XFT071101178	XFT071221038	XFT071221072	XFT071221073	XFT071221168
XFT071221230	XFT071221238	XFT071221244	XFT080130090	XFT080130139
XFT080310002	XFT080310032	XFT080310080	XFT080310099	XFT080515006
XFT080515013	XFT080515170	XFT080707008	XFT080707011	XFT080707018
XFT080707039	XFT080707065	XFT080707078	XFT080707181	XFT080707182
XFT080707185	XFT080707231	XFT080818049	XFT080818076	XFT080818160
XFT080818168	XFT080823015	XFT080823075	XFT080823091	XFT080823134
XFT080823156	XFT080823172	XFT080823205	XFT080823233	XMT050804008
XMT050804038	XMT050921020	XMT050921034	XMT060113002	XMT060113009
XMT060516004	XMT060711003	XMT060711019	XMT060711031	XMT060801007
XMT060801020	XMT070124015	XMT070411005	XMT070810008	XMT071103002
XMT071103003	XMT071103012	XMT071103021	XMT071103032	XMT080310042
XMT080515060	XMT080707018	XMT080707048	XMT080707050	XMT080707057
XMT080817050	XMT080817084

Incidents/Injuries: Waterlogic received 16 reports of fire and smoke within the water dispensers. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

Remedy: Waterlogic is contacting its distributors and providing a list of affected units and all technical instructions and necessary parts for repairing the units. Consumers who have not been contacted by their distributer for a free repair should contact Waterlogic.

Sold at: Distributors and dealers, including AquaPure Water Systems, Culligan, CWC, Farmer Brothers, Filterfresh, First Choice Services and others selling water and coffee systems nationwide from January 2005 to December 2008 for approximately $500 to $1500. The units are sold to dealers and leased to consumers.

Distributor: Waterlogic Commercial Products, LLC, of Omaha, Neb.

Manufacturer: Waterlogic Manufacturing China

Manufactured in: China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

Source: cpsc.gov