Hoover UH 30600

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210625-9BC97-2147363294. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Hoover UH 30600. Source model text: WindTunnel Max UH 30600. Incident: Wires of power cord of Hoover WindTunnel Max upright vacuum frayed and shorted out causing spark and smoke after eight weeks of daily carpet vacuuming by my spouse. Frayed wires caused by tension on cord created by poorly designed cord clip.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220329-BB3C3-2147357073. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: Hoover UH 30600 (Vacuum cleaner Hoover windtunnel max Bagged Maroon color). Incident: I wanted to make a report because our vacuum cleaner caught fire. It was less than two years old. Hoover Windtunnel Max Bagged. Model # UH 30600 Series XH12.0 MFG code L 20A AT My wife uses the vacuum two or three times a week to vacuum the house. We have wood floors and rugs. My wife was vacuuming the living room, it was a bare floor. She heard a pop and smelled smoke. Where the power supply cable exists the vacuum, the power supply cord was on fire . The outlet also made a pop noise. No one was injured. My wife unplugged the cable and the cord stopped burning. I've passed and certified in OSHA general contractor training. I shut off the power and inspected the outlet. There are no signs of damage or faulty outlet or wiring. I opened up the vacuum around the power supply cable. Not only was the cable burnt on the outside of the vacuum, both the white/black wire from the AC supply have burn marks, the brown/black power supply for the power button have burn marks. All four of the wires have burn marks coming out of the back of vacuum.