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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

DeLonghi EW7707CM Safeheat 1500W ComforTemp Portable Oil-Filled

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20180204-77F00-2147393149

Ownership age

About 26 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180204-77F00-2147393149. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: DeLonghi EW7707CM Safeheat 1500W ComforTemp Portable Oil-Filled. Incident: We have been using a Delonghi Safeheat space heater type DFH 460M, and today we smelled something burning. The wiring at the bottom had burned and it burned a hole in the carpet underneath the heater. We feel fortunate that it didn't cause a fire.

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Official report number: 20180204-77F00-2147393149. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.