Merkury Hot and Cool bladeless fan heaters can overheat and catch fire
About 18,000 Merkury Innovations Hot + Cool Heating and Cooling Fans are being recalled after two reports of the fan catching fire, one causing smoke damage to property.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: Property-damage reports: the firm received two reports of the fan catching fire, one of which caused smoke damage to property, which the rubric places at Severe.
Plain-English summary
The Merkury Innovations Hot + Cool Heating and Cooling Fan, a portable bladeless fan and heater with model number MI-DHC02, is being recalled. The model number appears on a white label on the bottom of the product and on the packaging, and the fan heater is approximately 13 inches tall. About 18,000 units are affected.
The fan can overheat, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a fire hazard. The firm has received two reports of the fan catching fire when connected to a power source, including one report of smoke damage to property. No injuries have been reported.
The fan heaters were sold at TJMaxx, Marshalls and Sierra stores nationwide from October 2024 through October 2025 for about $30.
Consumers should stop using the fan immediately and contact Merkury Innovations for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to write the date, their initials and the word "Recalled" on the product in permanent marker.
The recalled product
- Product
- Hot + Cool Heating and Cooling Fans
- Manufacturer
- Merkury Innovations, of New York, New York
- Category
- Consumer Product — Fan heater
- Hazard
- fire-hazard
- overheating
- property-damage-reported
- Affected units
- 18,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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