Product Recall: Pump House Portable Air Conditioning Unit PAC12 & PAH12 (2308-0134)

Product Recall for Pump House Portable Air Conditioning Unit PAC12 & PAH12 presenting a high risk of fire.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 17 January 2024

• Alert type: Product recall
• Risk level: High
• Product category: Electrical appliances and equipment
• Measure type: Recall of the product from end users
• Recall/alert date: 17 January 2024

Summary

Product: Pump House Portable Air Conditioning Unit PAC12 & PAH12

Hazard: On affected units the compressor power cord was too short causing it to contact internal pipework. This can lead to damage to the power cord insulation leading to arcing and fire.

Corrective action: The importer has issued two separate product warning and recall notifications.

Product information

Type	Electrical Equipment – Portable Air Conditioning Unit
Brand	Pump House
Models	PAC-C-12-12290 and PAC-H-12-R290
Country of Origin	China
Product Description	The product is a portable air conditioning unit.
Product Report	Link to product image and PDF

Affected products

Affected products have the following numbers which form the 4th to 11th digits of the serial number.

Serial numbers	Manufacture date
78272001, 75606401, 70915801, 73590610, 71712001, 72501101	September 2018 and 15 August 2019
71711501	January 2019
86469901	August 2019

Hazard

A total number of 3 units have been identified where faulty wiring has resulted in fire during operation. On affected units the compressor power cord was too short causing it to contact internal pipework. This can lead to damage to the power cord insulation leading to arcing and fire.

The product was not in conformity with the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.

Corrective action

The importer has issued two separate product warning and recall notifications. These notifications alert users, and explains how to identify if the product is affected and should be returned. For further information, please refer to UK standard carriage charges - DiversiTech International: often imitated, never bettered at https://diversitech.global/important-information, and https://www.pumph.co.uk.

Additional information

PSD case number: 2308-0134

Notified by: Health and Safety Executive

Published 17 January 2024