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Crown Boiler Recalls Home Heating Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard

Name: Crown Boiler Recalls Home Heating Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
Brand: Crown Boiler Company, of Philadelphia
SKU: CPSC-14035
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 1.0 (1 reviews)

Published: December 3, 2013Recall ID: 14035Category: generalCountry: US

Reason for Recall / Hazard

The air pressure switch can fail to shut down the burners in the event that there is a blockage in the vent system allowing the boiler to emit excessive amounts of carbon monoxide, posing a CO poisoning hazard to the consumer.

Product Description & Identification

This recall involves Crown Boiler CWD series cast iron hot water boilers that use natural gas or liquid petroleum to heat water in home baseboard, floor or radiator heating systems. The boilers are red and gray, about 37 inches tall, about 23 inches deep and range from about 16 to 42 inches wide. The Crown Boiler logo is on the front of the boiler. Recalled boilers have model numbers that begin with CWD and were manufactured between May 1, 2005 and July 1, 2013. The model number and the manufacturing date are located on a white rating label located on the upper right side of the boiler. The manufacturing date appears under "Series" in the MM/DD/YYYY or M/D/YYYY format or as a two-letter code. Recalled models have dates between 5/1/2005 and 7/1/2013 or one of the following two-letter codes: EB, FB, GB, HB, IB, JB, KB, LB, AC, BC, CC, DC, EC, FC, GC, HC, IC, JC, KC, LC, AD, BD, CD, DD, ED, FD, GD, HD, ID, JD, KD, LD, AE, BE, CE, DE, EE, FE, GE, HE, IE, JE, KE, LE, AF, BF, CF, DF, EF, FF, GF, HF, IF, JF, KF, LF, AG, BG, CG, DG, EG, FG, GG, HG, IG, JG, KG, LG, AH, BH, CH, DH, EH, FH, GH, HH, IH, JH, KH, LH, AI, BI, CI, DI, EI, FI, GI, HI, II, JI, KI, LI, AJ, BJ, CJ, DJ, EJ, FJ.

Affected Products

Gas-fired hot water boilers

Additional Source Details

Field	Value
U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Crown-Boiler-Recalls-Home-Heating-Boilers
Title	Crown Boiler Recalls Home Heating Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
Images › 1 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2014.14035.1-14035%2520Cabo-2%2520Boiler%2520LARGE.jpg
Images › 1 › Caption	Recalled CWD series natural gas and liquid petroleum hot water boilers were manufactured between May 2005 and July 2013.
Images › 2 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2014.14035.2-14035%2520Cabo-2%2520Boiler%2520Rating%2520Sticker%2520LARGE.jpg
Images › 2 › Caption	The model number and the manufacturing date are located on a white rating label located on the upper right side of the boiler.
Hazards › Name	The air pressure switch can fail to shut down the burners in the event that there is a blockage in the vent system allowing the boiler to emit excessive amounts of carbon monoxide, posing a CO poisoning hazard to the consumer.
Injuries › Name	None reported.
Products › Name	Gas-fired hot water boilers
Products › Type	Boilers
Products › Category I D	67899
Products › Number Of Units	About 2,200
Recall I D	1558
Remedies › Name	Consumers with recalled boilers should immediately contact the installer or distributor from whom they purchased the boiler or Crown Boiler to schedule a free in-home repair. Consumers who continue using the boilers while awaiting repair, should have a working carbon monoxide alarm installed outside of sleeping areas in the home.
Retailers › Name	Plumbing and heating wholesale distributors nationwide from May 2005 through July 2013 for between $4,000 and $6,700.
Recall Date	2013-12-03T00:00:00
Description	This recall involves Crown Boiler CWD series cast iron hot water boilers that use natural gas or liquid petroleum to heat water in home baseboard, floor or radiator heating systems. The boilers are red and gray, about 37 inches tall, about 23 inches deep and range from about 16 to 42 inches wide. The Crown Boiler logo is on the front of the boiler. Recalled boilers have model numbers that begin with CWD and were manufactured between May 1, 2005 and July 1, 2013. The model number and the manufacturing date are located on a white rating label located on the upper right side of the boiler. The manufacturing date appears under "Series" in the MM/DD/YYYY or M/D/YYYY format or as a two-letter code. Recalled models have dates between 5/1/2005 and 7/1/2013 or one of the following two-letter codes: EB, FB, GB, HB, IB, JB, KB, LB, AC, BC, CC, DC, EC, FC, GC, HC, IC, JC, KC, LC, AD, BD, CD, DD, ED, FD, GD, HD, ID, JD, KD, LD, AE, BE, CE, DE, EE, FE, GE, HE, IE, JE, KE, LE, AF, BF, CF, DF, EF, FF, GF, HF, IF, JF, KF, LF, AG, BG, CG, DG, EG, FG, GG, HG, IG, JG, KG, LG, AH, BH, CH, DH, EH, FH, GH, HH, IH, JH, KH, LH, AI, BI, CI, DI, EI, FI, GI, HI, II, JI, KI, LI, AJ, BJ, CJ, DJ, EJ, FJ.
Recall Number	14035
Manufacturers › Name	Crown Boiler Company, of Philadelphia
Remedy Options › Option	Repair
Consumer Contact	Crown Boiler Company toll-free at (855) 688-0776 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, e-mail cap@crownboiler.com or online at www.crownboiler.com and click on CPSC Product Recall Announcement for more information.
Last Publish Date	2015-01-07T00:00:00
Manufacturer Countries › Country	United States

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