CPSC, Thane International Announce Recall of Perfect Air Ultra™ Air Purifiers

Recalled November 9, 2005 · CPSC recall 06025 · Thane

Hazard

An overheating capacitor in these air purifiers can cause arcing in a connecting wire, which poses the risk of fire.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the air purifiers immediately and contact Thane for instructions on how to return them and receive a coupon for credit toward other Thane products.

Units

About 35,000

Incidents / injuries

Thane has received six reports of incidents involving these air purifiers catching on fire or melting. Thane has also received six units which were returned by customers and show some evidence of melting and/or charring. No injuries have been reported.

Description

The Perfect Air Ultra™ is an air filtration device to counter indoor air pollution. It measures approximately 12 inches high, 15 inches wide and 6 inches deep, and weighs about 3.2 pounds. The outer casing is made of white plastic and has a gray function plate that is inserted into the top of the unit. The purifier has four stacked tubular rows with a series of horizontal vents along the length of each row. "Perfect Air Ultra™" is not written on the unit, but is written on the instruction booklet included with the unit.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the air purifiers immediately and contact Thane for instructions on how to return them and receive a coupon for credit toward other Thane products.

Contact

Call Thane toll-free at (800) 849-5069, from 8:30am to 5:00pm ET Monday through Friday.

Product

Perfect Air Ultra™ Air Purifiers

Manufacturer(s)

Well Brain International Ltd., of Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong, China

Distributed by

Thane International Inc., of La Quinta, Calif.

Retailers

Television infomercials and via direct sales on Thane's Web site from February 2004 through December 2004 for about $100.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →