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Product

DeLonghi EW7707CM Safeheat 1500W ComforTemp Portable Oil-Filled

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20171228-A7EA2-2147394232

Ownership age

About 0 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Electrical shock / short

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171228-A7EA2-2147394232. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: DeLonghi EW7707CM Safeheat 1500W ComforTemp Portable Oil-Filled. Source model text: HFX66V15C. Incident: Purchased new Delonghi hfx66v15c electric space heater. Plugged in and turned on. Wishing 5 minutes was sparking from hearting element and burned hole in front of heater face. Unplugged before house damage.

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: 20171228-A7EA2-2147394232. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.