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Potential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prompts Gas Vent Damper Recall
About 45,000 Automatic Gas Vent Dampers manufactured by Effikal LLC, of Orion, MI, are being recalled because the automatic gas vent damper could fail, and if the blocked vent switch does not activate, the vent could leak carbon monoxide (CO). This poses a risk of CO poisoning to consumers.
The recall involves Effikal RVGP-PC Gas Vent Damper size 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 which are installed with certain gas boiler systems made by Allied Engineering, Burnham, Crown, Hydro Therm, Laars, RBI, Smith, New Yorker, Peerless, Raypak, Union Steam, Weil-McLain.
The vent damper date code is located on a sticker under the motor assembly cap on the plastic base. Serial numbers are located on a label on the side of the damper's cap. All sizes and models of the RVGP-PC have the same motor assembly with black Effikal caps and black plastic bases.
The dampers were sold at plumbing and heating wholesale distributors to plumbers and contractors nationwide from August 2007 through July 2008 for between $1,000 and $4,000 for the boilers. Gas vent dampers were sold as part of the gas boiler systems.
Published on Oct-10-08
The recall involves Effikal RVGP-PC Gas Vent Damper size 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 which are installed with certain gas boiler systems made by Allied Engineering, Burnham, Crown, Hydro Therm, Laars, RBI, Smith, New Yorker, Peerless, Raypak, Union Steam, Weil-McLain.
The vent damper date code is located on a sticker under the motor assembly cap on the plastic base. Serial numbers are located on a label on the side of the damper's cap. All sizes and models of the RVGP-PC have the same motor assembly with black Effikal caps and black plastic bases.
The dampers were sold at plumbing and heating wholesale distributors to plumbers and contractors nationwide from August 2007 through July 2008 for between $1,000 and $4,000 for the boilers. Gas vent dampers were sold as part of the gas boiler systems.
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