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10/10/2007
PRODUCT RECALL ALERT

Recall Alert

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs                        Washington, D.C. 20207

October 2007

Alert# 07-(for clearance)

 

Flojet Recalls VAC Pumps Sold With LeBleu 50-Gallon Bottled Water System for Shock Hazard

 

The following product safety recall was conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC.  Consumers should ensure no physical contact with the pump until the field inspection has been completed and any defective pump replaced. For more information about recalls, visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.

 

Name of product: Flojet duplex II 115 VAC Pump, a component of the LeBleu Automatic 50 Gallon Bottled Water System

Units: About 500

Manufacturer: Flojet Division of ITT Corp., of Santa Ana, Calif.

Hazard: A manufacturing defect can cause consumers to receive an electric shock when the metal housing is touched. 

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall involves Duplex II 115 VAC Pumps sold as a component of the

LeBleu Automatic 50 Gallon Bottled Water System. Model numbers included in this recall are D08X000A and D08X000B. A silver Flojet label that includes the model number is affixed to the front of the pump. The pumps are installed exclusively in 50 gallon bottled water that were sold, installed and maintained by LeBleu Corp. or its licensees.

LeBlue Corporation directly and through its licensees from June 2004 to November 2006.

Sold through: LeBlue Corporation directly and through its licensees from June 2004 to November 2006. 

Manufactured in: United States.

Remedy: A representative of the LeBleu Corp. or a trained licensee will inspect all installed pumps to determine if the defect is present, and, if so, the pump will be replaced.  All products installed in new home construction, which have not yet been started up will be removed and replaced. 

Consumer Contact: If additional information is needed, please call Diane Forsdic collect at (714) 628-8113 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.flojet.com.

Firm’s Media Contact: Glenn Leibowitz at (714) 628-8223.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov


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