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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Supco SCM150

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20150821-59E42-1511517

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20150821-59E42-1511517. Matched catalog product: Supco SCM150. Incident: August 13, 2015 - the Supco SCM150 surge protection unit connected to the electric sub panel of an A/C system malfunctioned and caught on fire. It burned/melted at its location next to a private residence. Damage was limited to the surge protection unit which burnt/melted. The side of the house was blackened by the fire.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20150821-59E42-1511517. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.