Sunbeam SQH310

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20131223-75E79-2147448837. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Sunbeam SQH310. Incident: Consumer contacted fire department representative and advised that portable heating device labeled Sunbeam model SQH310 had been removed from box and plugged in for approx. 45 minutes when it began to smell hot. A closer inspection revealed that the plug had melted at the outlet. Unit was shut down by owner. The heater unit malfunction was reported to the fire department for follow-up.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140314-3E6B3-2147446399. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Sunbeam SQH310. Incident: This product began to function at its highest setting even though it was set at its lowest setting. The thermostat does not appear to work. This unit overheated and caught fire without warning.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130119-68670-2147459709. Matched catalog product: Sunbeam SQH310. Incident: Our Sunbeam Model SQH310 Portable Heater tends to overheat and trip off. Now I notice that the cord is getting quite hot. Almost too hot to touch. I found similar complaints at WalMart.com and other sites. One person at viewpoints.com wrote that one unit's cord melted while another unit caught fire.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20111019-487CD-2147474187. Matched catalog product: Sunbeam SQH310. Incident: Sunbeam Quartz Heater Model SQH310 Purchased 1 year ago at WalMart in Cleveland Ohio. Heater smelled burnt , kicked circuit breaker off and quit working. I opened the back and found 2 burned wires that had melted and burned in half. The cord was fine the internal wires were smaller gauge than the heater cord. Could have started a fire but I had it hooked up to a ground fault circuit that tripped.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20121223-D8B70-2147460732. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Sunbeam SQH310. Incident: I purchased 2 sunbeam space heaters from Walmart in selma, ca. Model number SQH310. I used one last January when i noticed that the prong on the power cord from the heater had gotten hot and melted and burned the plastic around the prong on the plug. I immediately quit using the heater and put it away thinking it was a fluke or power surge that caused it. Fast forward to 12/23/2012. I pulled out the second unit that I had purchased that had not yet been used and plugged it in and about 30 minutes later was going to be leaving so I went to unplug the unit and the power cord at the outlet was hot to the touch! Once the plug was removed from the outlet the metal prong on this unit had gotten so hot that it melted the plastic on the plug and left black burn marks on the wall outlet. Not only was this problem found in two different heating units but this happened in two different homes!!!!",

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20181115-2E3E0-1810579. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Sunbeam SQH310 (Space Heater). Incident: The consumer indicates that his tenant called him because there was a burning smell in her apartment. When the consumer went to check, he noticed a distinct plastic burning smell, and once he looked around, he noticed that it was coming from the space heater even though the unit was not on. The consumer lifted the unit and noticed a burn hole in the carpet about one point five inches in diameter. The consumer notes that he has purchased three of the same units in the past however they stopped working within the first year and a half. The consumer has an extra two units that are still functioning however he stopped using them because he is concerned about the fire hazard they pose. 11/15/2018 - The consumer contacted the Manufacturer and explained the situation; the representative he spoke to unformed him that they stopped manufacturing this product two years ago. The representative did not offer any assistance for the unit in question nor the remaining three. The consumer indicates that the space heater was used approximately every other day for about three to four hours during the colder months for the past two years. The consumer plans on keeping his space heater for at least the next thirty days in case in investigation ensues.