PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers

Dick Charland

This recall does not involve boilers other than the two models specified, DE and PSC II for the units that fall into the serial # range listed. Peerless does not make the component being recalled. Every effort is being made to prevent a potential incident especially when the component involved is designed and used for safety puposes. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact Peerless, your wholesaler or rep.

**** Charland
E.R. Stephen Co.
Peerless Rep in New England

Alan R. Mercurio_3

PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2008
Release #08-397

Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 257-3300
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide 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 Products: Gas Boilers

Units: About 1,200

Manufacturer: PB Heat LLC, of Bally, Pa.

Hazard: The pressure switch could have an internal defect that could fail to shut down the boilers under vent or air inlet blockage. This switch defect could allow the boilers to produce excessive levels of carbon monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves the DE and PSC II Gas Fired Cast Iron Boilers with the Endura Plastics Model ES2035 pressure switch used for home heating and domestic hot water heating. The boilers were available in either natural or LP gas. The boiler rating label is located on the top jacket panel on Series PSCII models and the left side jacket panel on the Series DE models. The label includes the model and serial number. The following model names and serial numbers are included in the recall:

Model Name: Serial Number
DE-03, DE-04, DE-05 and DE-06: 5040768 to 5052860 PSCII-03, PSCII-04, PSCII-05, and PSCII-06: 5040777 to 5052166

Other suffix designation may follow the base model number such as SV-WPC.

Sold at: Plumbing and heating wholesale distributors nationwide from May 2007 through July 2008 for between $1,800 and $3,000.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers who have not already been contacted, should contact their installer immediately for a free safety inspection and repair, if necessary.

Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can contact PB Heat toll-free at (877) 257-3300 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.peerlessboilers.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08397.html



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Supply House Rick

Free Inspection and repair?

"Remedy: Consumers who have not already been contacted, should contact their installer immediately for a free safety inspection and repair, if necessary."

Who will compensate installers for their time for the free safety inspection and repair? It's been a tough year for most and I would guess, won't be happy running around for free inspections and repairs?

It certainly isn't the contractor's fault Peerless has unleashed a defective boiler into the marketplace.

Alan, glad to see you are up and about...

Rick

Alan R. Mercurio_3

Thanks Rick it’s good to be up and about.

I don’t have an answer to your question as I just received this information myself. Below it a contact that should be able to answer those questions or at least direct you to the person who can.

David A. Scearce, P.E.

PB Heat, LLC

231 North Walnut Street

Boyertown, PA 19512-1021

PH: 610-369-3260



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Alan R. Mercurio

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Supply House Rick

Peerless?

Does anybody even install Peerless anymore? After their Pinnacle gas failures and the inability to sell even one oil condensing boiler I thought they went away. Well looky here, they got a horrific recall on their hands. Man am I happy I don't install that junk.

Franz

Ross_7

Peerless

I have always had good luck installing Peerless boilers. I have quite a few of their cast iron hot water boilers in the field & have had very little trouble with them. I like Peerless products.
Ross

Supply House Rick

Yeah they're great

Except the 1200 or so really bad ones

Dick Charland

Unfortunately, Peerless used a component in manufacturing two models of gas boilers that has exhibited the potential of causing serious injury. Responsibly they are acting to correct the problem, something demonstrated by other boiler manufacturers when confronted with similar circumstances. Where a contractor has to return to provide the the replacement part, they are being compensated. Inventory in wholesalers is being corrected by representatives of the manufacturer. The important thing to act on is to notify the wholesaler you purchased the unit from if you installed any of the units listed that fall in the range of serial #'s so that we can promptly get the component replaced.

Thank you Alan for bringing it to this forum hope things are working out for you, my best as always.

**** Charland
E.R. Stephen Co.
Peerless Representatives in New England

Supply House Rick

What's really unfortunate is

Hazard: The pressure switch could have an internal defect that could fail to shut down the boilers under vent or air inlet blockage. This switch defect could allow the boilers to produce excessive levels of carbon monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers.

There is NO acceptable level of carbon monoxide, ever, nowhere no-how! Was Quality Control on vacation that week of production?

Bob Flanagan_3

Glad to see you back Alan!!

Alan:

Good to see your name attached to a post. Hope you are feeling well. As usual you have shown what this site is all about...education and communication. All other agendas are purely a waste of space.

Be well and hope to see you soon.
Bob Flanagan
V.P. Sales
Slant/Fin Corp.

ScottMP

Peerless

Are these boilers still made by HTP for Peerless ?

Does this effect Munchkins also ?

Scott

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Joannie_15

Thank You

Thanks for the response. There are still those of us out here that understand that the world is not perfect, and we appreciate a rapid response when possible problems may happen with components on a boiler.

Rick_78

Mistakes are OK

As long as they don't kill our kids and families! CO is nothing to sweep under the rug!

Carl