Laars Heating Systems Company Recalls Residential Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard

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Name of Product:
Residential atmospheric gas-fired boilers

Hazard:
The blocked vent temperature switch (BVTS) can malfunction, which can cause the release of gases, including carbon monoxide (CO), into consumers’ homes, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Remedy:
Repair

Recall Date:
June 30, 2022

Units:
About 545 (In addition, about 26 were sold in Canada)

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Laars-Heating-Systems-Company-Recalls-Residential-Boilers-Due-to-Carbon-Monoxide-Hazard

EBEBRATT-Ed

I used to like some of the Laars stuff but the quality doesn't seem to be there

GGross

@EBEBRATT-Ed
To be fair here basically all of the popular brands just went through something similar, this is also a voluntary recall. Lochinvar, Triangle Tube, Wiel Mclain, Viessmann, they all get their turn in the grinder

Steamhead

GGross said:

@EBEBRATT-Ed
To be fair here basically all of the popular brands just went through something similar, this is also a voluntary recall. Lochinvar, Triangle Tube, Wiel Mclain, Viessmann, they all get their turn in the grinder

Links?

GGross

@Steamhead
Sure here are a couple of links from the last few. All major brands have had recalls of this magnitude in the last decade or so, it is not uncommon and is not indicative of overall quality issues with a brand. This one shows 545 total units impacted, and it is a voluntary recall, for reference lochinvar's was over 30,000 units, Triangle Tubes was 60,000 and change. I sell Viessmann and Triangle tube boilers for full disclosure so I made sure to include mine in this as well.

These were all likely posted here in a similar fashion when they were current

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Lochinvar-Recalls-Condensing-Residential-Boilers-Due-to-Risk-of-Carbon-Monoxide-Poisoning

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Triangle-Tube-Recalls-to-Repair-Gas-Boilers-Due-to-Risk-of-Carbon-Monoxide-Hazard-One-Death-Reported-In-Home-Remedy-May-Be-Delayed-Due-To-COVID-19-Restrictions

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Weil-McLain-Recalls-Ultra-Series-Boilers#:~:text=Recall Details&text=Description:,CP 6557046 and CP 6955985.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Viessmann-Recalls-Boilers-Due-to-Carbon-Monoxide-Hazard