2023.04.11 Safety Report: Travel Clothes Steamer
11 April 2023
The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Product
Travel Clothes Steamer
Type
Electrical appliances and equipment - Clothes steamer
Barcode
830809001096
Batch code
298992347474
Country of origin
China
Product description
A green and white travel clothes steamer device packaged in a blue cardboard box
Hazard
The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as it was found to have a counterfeit plug and fuse. The live pin on the plug measured only 17 mm (below the required length of 17.2 mm to 18.2 mm) and there was no approval certificate for the plug. The end cap on the fuse could be removed by hand and did not contain and ballast. There was also no approval certificate for the fuse. The external build quality was found to be poor as live parts could be accessed by hand and when the product was bent, the rear cover came off. The internal build quality also required improvement and featured poor quality soldering with connections made using crimped connectors that could be removed by hand. Some of the required documentation and markings were also missing.
The product does not comply with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994.
Corrective action
Destruction of the product.
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