Star Water Systems Recalls Sump Pumps Due to Fire Hazard
Star Water Systems is recalling about 33,000 sump pumps sold under Utilitech, Do It, and Star Water Systems brands because they can overheat and cause fires.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with six reports of smoking but no reported injuries, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Star Water Systems is recalling approximately 33,000 pedestal sump pumps used for residential de-watering. The pumps are sold under the Utilitech, Do It, and Star Water Systems brands. The recall includes specific model numbers and manufacturing date codes: Utilitech #148009 (manufactured 1017-0219), Do It #433063 (manufactured 0214-0219), and Star Water Systems #3CEH (manufactured 0715-0219). The model and manufacture date codes are printed on the nameplate of the sump pump.
The sump pumps can overheat, posing a risk of fire. The firm has received six reports of the recalled sump pumps smoking. No injuries have been reported.
The pumps were sold at Lowe's, Do It Best, Orscheln Farm & Home, HEP Sales, Carter Lumber, Theisen's, Falder's, Big R, Holmes Lumber, Schlemmer Hardware, Elnes Marketing, JFW Sales & Marketing, and MK Enterprises, as well as online at Amazon.com, from June 2014 through December 2019 for about $100. Consumers should immediately unplug the recalled sump pumps and contact Star Water Systems for instructions to disable their pump and to obtain a full refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sump Pumps sold under Utilitech, Do It and Star Water Systems brands
- Manufacturer
- Junhe Pumps Holding Co., Ltd., of China
- Category
- Consumer Product — Sump Pumps
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 33,000
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
UPCs (3)
- 009326405087
- 054757000721
- 054757098483
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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