SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Electrical shock / short

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220603-2E174-2147355829. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Lettuce Grow Indoor Farm Stand with Glow Rings. Source model text: Glow Rings. Incident: I have the Glow Rings from Lettuce Grow. At least a couple of times a week people say their lights have shorted out and they come home or are at home and smell of burning plastic. I have a set of these rings on my Lettuce Grow Farmstand. The rings are only to be used indoors and ALL reports have been properly used. It�s a great product, but very expensive (around $500) for a full set of 6. The Farmstand is a hydroponic growing tower for produce and flowers. It has a teardrop shape barrel that holds 20 gallons water and nutrients with a pump at the bottom. It holds up to 6 Sections that hold 6 plants each. The Glow Rings are LED light rings that fit between the sections. The electrical connectors are �waterproof� and inside the tower where the water rains down on them. The shorts and burning seem to be confined to the outside wire connectors.