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Product

Lifesmart BGP2102-75R

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20251230-E680D-2147325038

Ownership age

About 11 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20251230-E680D-2147325038. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: Lifesmart BGP2102-75R (Products name: Lifesmart 240V Digital Garage Heater, 7500W VPN: BGP2102-75R Rural King SKU: 2023001904 Color: White). Incident: What happened that made you want to report? I have had several of the Lifesmart 240V Digital Garage Heater, 7500W - VPN: BGP2102-75R from Rural King SKU: 2023001904, this heater is made and sold as several different names/brands in different stores. All of these heaters that I have had, randomly will not shut off the heating element according to the thermostat set point and the heater will run away, continuing to heat the space to well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit if not caught and manually shut off. Causing a serious risk of a structure fire as these are wall/ceiling mounted garage heaters that run away, overheat and do not control as they should by their thermostat. What type of product(s) were being used? Lifesmart 240V Digital Garage Heater, 7500W - VPN: BGP2102-75R from Rural King SKU: 2023001904 Who was using the product(s)? My wife and I. How were the product(s) being used? Space heating in a shop, as designed and marketed. Were there any injuries that happened or may have happened while using the product? No injuries currently. If these heaters are installed into a garage attached to a home, a fire could result that could be catastrophic. How did any injuries occur? None currently known.

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