Fan heaters being sold for past five years recalled due to fire danger

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Fan heaters being sold for past five years recalled due to ***** danger

Fan heaters sold at hundreds of stores around the country for five years are being urgently recalled because they are a ***** danger.

The Olimpia Splendid Australia heaters were recalled by Product Safety Australia and Energy Safe Victoria on Friday.

They were sold at hundreds of stores from July 2019 to June 2024.

Camera IconThe fans have been on the shelves of major *********** retailers for the past five years. Supplied Credit: Supplied

The heaters were sold at Harvey Norman, Good Guys, ***-Rite Electrical, and Betta Electrical/Home Living across Australia.

Smaller stores and some independent retailers also sold the fans; the full list

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Consumers are entitled to a full refund when the item is returned to the store it was purchased from.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconThe affected Caldo Relax fan has the code number 99316, seen on the device’s sticker. Supplied Credit: Supplieddata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconThe relevant Caldo Whisper heater has the code number VH-2000. Supplied Credit: Supplied

The affected models are the Caldo Relax, with the code number 99316, and the Caldo Whisper, code number VH-2000.

“This product does not comply with the relevant electrical standard. The heater may overheat and catch *****,” the recall notice states.

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“There is a risk of serious ***** injury and property damage if the heater overheats and catches *****.”

People should stop using the fans immediately and unplug them.

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