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Topic: GE gas range recall - 736 visits (1 today, 4 this week)
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John Arnold
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From:Philadelphia PA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted December 16, 2005 03:22 AM
  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2005
Release #06-055
Firm's Consumer Hotline: (866) 696-7583
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908CPSC, General Electric Announce Recall of Gas Ranges Posing Fire Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: GE MonogramŽ 36-inch and 48-inch Professional Gas Ranges Units: About 6,600 Manufacturer: GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky. Hazard: These ranges were manufactured with a design flaw that can cause an electrical arc between the wiring and adjacent gas supply tubes at two locations in the control housing of the range, posing a fire hazard. Incidents/Injuries: GE has received reports of six incidents of fire in the control area of these ranges. No injuries or property damage have been reported. Description: The recalled GE Monogram built-in ranges include models ZDP48N6RH1SS, ZDP48L6RH1SS, ZDP48N4GH1SS, ZDP48L4GH1SS, ZDP48N6DH1SS, ZDP48L6DH1SS, ZDP36N4DH1SS, and ZDP36L4DH1SS. The recalled ranges have serial numbers starting with DG, FG, GG, HG, LG, MG, RG, SG, TG, VG, ZG, AH, DH, FH, GH, HH, LH, MH, RH, SH. To find the model and serial number, look underneath the top ledge (also called the "bull nose"), above the range controls. They were manufactured from February 1, 2004 to October 1, 2005. Sold by: Home builders and by appliance stores nationwide from February 2004 through November 2005 for between $4,000 and $6,000. Manufactured in: U.S.A. Remedy: Customers who have purchased one of these recalled ranges should contact GE to schedule a free, in-home repair. Until the repair is completed, consumers should stop using the griddle on the 36-inch and 48-inch models, and the left front burner on the 48-inch models. The large oven and all other burners can be used. Consumer Contact: Consumers should call the Recall Hotline at (866) 696-7583 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET on Saturdays to see if their range is included in this recall, and to arrange for a free service call. Information on the recall is also included in the Recall Information page at http://GEAppliances.com Firm's Media Contact: All media calls should be referred to Kim Freeman, GE Consumer & Industrial global public relations manager, at (502) 452-7819 or kim_freeman@ge.com To view this recall online, please visit our website at: https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06055.html
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Karen Vissage
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From:Plano, TX
Registered: May 2004
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posted December 16, 2005 09:31 AM
Thank you, John. You beat me to it. I often post the recalls when I receive them.
The challenge is keeping up with them and citing them in inspection reports. The risk is not citing one in a report and the potential consequences. We've had extensive discussions on the subject in Texas and have chosen to exclude them from our Standards of Practice.
Those interested in keeping up on this stuff can register to receive the notices at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. You may choose the types of notices you wish to receive.KV |
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Jim Vaughn
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From:ARLINGTON VA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted December 17, 2005 10:31 PM
Karen (and others) - when you put a punctuation mark at the end of a link - period, comma or whatever, the link won't work without removing the punctuation. Here's Karen's link in working form: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp |
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Scott Patterson
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From:Ridgeland (Jackson), MS
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted December 18, 2005 09:05 AM
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The challenge is keeping up with them and citing them in inspection reports. The risk is not citing one in a report and the potential consequences. We've had extensive discussions on the subject in Texas and have chosen to exclude them from our Standards of Practice.
Yep, if you report one you need to report them all. I have found it best to just include the CPSC information http://www.ashi.org/customers/cpsc_recalls.asp in my report and a blurb that I do not check for recalled items due to the frequency of them.
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Richard Stanley
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From:Corpus Christi, TX
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted December 18, 2005 09:07 AM
"Certain products and or materials that may be present in the property may be, or become, the subject of the manufacturers recall and defect recognition and that is outside the scope of this inspection."
The foregoing is included in all of my reports. |
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Russel Ray
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From:San Diego, California
Registered: May 2002
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posted December 18, 2005 09:08 AM
Actually, the frequency of them is not all that often for the items that concern us as home inspectors. |
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Russel Ray
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From:San Diego, California
Registered: May 2002
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posted December 18, 2005 09:14 AM
So I'm curious.If I'm the only the home inspector who does recall research as a standard part of my home inspection protocol, why do so many of these threads get started when there is a recall notice? What difference does it make to other home inspectors? And you note how often that is? Seems to coincide with the frequency of the notices, which, as I stated earlier, is not so frequent that we can't keep up with them. I and my home inspectors do exceedingly well with the recall notices. |
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Scott Patterson
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Posts: 2969
From:Ridgeland (Jackson), MS
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted December 18, 2005 09:27 AM
quote:
Russel Ray
From:San Diego, California
Registered: May 2002
posted December 18, 2005 09:14 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So I'm curious. If I'm the only the home inspector who does recall research as a standard part of my home inspection protocol, why do so many of these threads get started when there is a recall notice? What difference does it make to other home inspectors? And you note how often that is? Seems to coincide with the frequency of the notices, which, as I stated earlier, is not so frequent that we can't keep up with them. I and my home inspectors do exceedingly well with the recall notices.
So when you are checking for recalled items you check (By checking this means you compare the model and serial number if it has one.) All electrical devices; outlets, switches, panels, an other devices. All appliances;
Stoves/ovens/cooktops/microwaves, disposals, smoke alarms, door bells, dishwashers, vent fans (attic, bathroom, and kitchen, etc. HVAC systems Plumbing systems; water heaters, backflow valves, various pipes, well pumps, sump pumps, etc. Roofing systems; shingles And the list can keep on going. I just can't see a home inspector covering every recalled item in a home. Yes, you can catch the big common items like dishwashers, microwaves and HVAC systems fairly easy but its when you miss the recalled smoke alarm you have a potential problem. Russel, you are correct that there are not all that many recalls that pertain to homes. On the average it looks like one or two a month on the CPSC website. But if you compound this every year, WOW! this could mean that you are looking for hundreds of items in a ten to twenty year old home.
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Russel Ray
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Posts: 2758
From:San Diego, California
Registered: May 2002
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posted December 18, 2005 10:02 AM
quote:
So when you are checking for recalled items you check (By checking this means you compare the model and serial number if it has one.)All electrical devices; outlets, switches, panels, an other devices. All appliances;
Stoves/ovens/cooktops/microwaves, disposals, smoke alarms, door bells, dishwashers, vent fans (attic, bathroom, and kitchen, etc. HVAC systems Plumbing systems; water heaters, backflow valves, various pipes, well pumps, sump pumps, etc. Roofing systems; shingles
That is correct. quote:
And the list can keep on going. I just can't see a home inspector covering every recalled item in a home. Yes, you can catch the big common items like dishwashers, microwaves and HVAC systems fairly easy but its when you miss the recalled smoke alarm you have a potential problem.
Don't miss the recalled smoke alarm. It's easy not to miss it. See below. quote:
Russel, you are correct that there are not all that many recalls that pertain to homes. On the average it looks like one or two a month on the CPSC website. But if you compound this every year, WOW! this could mean that you are looking for hundreds of items in a ten to twenty year old home.
Fortunately, the way the CPSC has set up their site makes it very, very easy to do. And someone like you should have no problem at all.The CPSC has been in business since, I believe, 1973 or somewhere around there. There are many fewer recalls than there are items in the NEC. And I know you, Scott. You know the NEC, the UBC, the IRC, the UPC, probably even your ABCs. Because of the way the CPSC site is set up, here's how you do it. First, go to the type of product search and search on each item just as you would inspect those items: Roof
light switch
bathroom fan
water heater thermostat Etc. Now you have all that. Next, subscribe to the CPSC recall notice. I subscribe to all notices. Next, record the manufacturers' names, model numbers, and serial numbers, and take a picture (or two or three) of the appliances at the inspection. Now when you get back to the office, plug in the manufacturers' names and up pop any recalls by that manufacturer. Or you can plug in the appliance (dishwasher) and up pops all the dishwasher recalls. I've found that it is better to plug in the manufacturer's names because if you plug in dishwasher, you might find a KitchenAid dishwasher listed when you're looking for Maytag. However, if you plug in Maytag, KitchenAid might pop up. That tells you that Maytag is mentioned somewhere in the KitchenAid article. If you know that, say, a bathroom fan has been recalled (and they have), but you can't get the manufacturer's name, model number, or serial number, but the fan looks like that on the CPSC web site, then that is where the picture comes in handy. Tell your Client that you couldn't get the name/model number/serial number but that the fan looks like that on the CPSC web site. Then recommend further evaluation by the appliance manufacturer or his representative. Include the picture and a copy of the recall notice in the report. I developed instructions for using the CPSC web site for my Clients and for the folks over at NACHI a couple of years ago. |
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Russel Ray
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From:San Diego, California
Registered: May 2002
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posted December 18, 2005 10:04 AM
A quick follow-up.The other nice thing about the CPSC web site is that one doesn't have to do a search on everything that might be included with a water heater (such as thermostat, exhaust flue, burners, TPR valve, etc.) because the recalls will tell you what the item is used for, what it was sold for, what it's installed on, who sold it, when they sold it, how much the item cost, etc. So one needs only to do a search on water heaters to find out that some water heater thermostats have been recalled. |
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Scott Patterson
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Posts: 2969
From:Ridgeland (Jackson), MS
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted December 18, 2005 12:59 PM
Thank you. |
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BARRY ADAIR
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Posts: 229
From:Land of Gar, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted December 21, 2005 08:09 AM
NACHI disclaimer statement http://www.nachi.org/recalls.htmWhile we're at it here's the Feds. newsletter subscription info. http://apps.gsa.gov/FirstGovCommonSubscriptionService.php [This message has been edited by BARRY ADAIR (edited December 21, 2005).] | |
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