Product
Mr Heater Mhvfrd30lpd
Category
HVAC
Report number
20240418-29DE3-2147339704
Ownership age
About 12 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20240418-29DE3-2147339704. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Mr Heater Mhvfrd30lpd (The product is a Mr. heater, ventless liquid, propane, fueled wall or floor heater). Incident: I had a vent free wall mount Mr. heater that was fueled by liquid propane. I had used the unit in my home for about one year so it was relatively new. On Tuesday evening, April 9 around 8 PM. I heard a loud noise in the kitchen, and when I got to the kitchen, flames were shooting up the wall and across the ceiling. The relief valve on the unit was somehow compromised and the flame and gas was spewing up the wall. I immediately turned the gas off at the floor and the fire went out. There was only about five seconds that transpire between when I heard the noise and when I turned the gas off. If I had not been in my home, or if I had been asleep , the damages wouldve been much much worse. I would strongly recommend not using any Mr. heater products. I I believe the house wouldve caught fire within a few more seconds of that heater exploding.
Official report number: 20240418-29DE3-2147339704. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.