CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using PowRyte Pressure Washers Immediately Due to Serious Shock and Electrocution Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death
CPSC warning 27-036. Announced by CPSC on Oct 22, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 22, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 30, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
In CPSC’s words: “Powell Works, Inc. of China has not responded to requests for a recall.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
The pressure washers lack an integrated immersion protection device on or near the power plug, also known as a Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI), posing a risk of death or serious injury due to electrocution and shock.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the pressure washers immediately, and destroy them by unplugging, cutting the power cord, and disposing of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous pressure washers.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using PowRyte pressure washers immediately. The pressure washers lack an integrated immersion protection device on or near the power plug, also known as a Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI), posing a risk of death or serious injury due to electrocution and shock. Powell Works, Inc. of China has not responded to requests for a recall. CPSC urges consumers to stop using the pressure washers immediately, and destroy them by unplugging, cutting the power cord, and disposing of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous pressure washers. These pressure washers are sold in green with black, with a variety of accessories including a hose, multiple quick-connect nozzles and a foam cannon.
PowRyte pressure washers.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- Amazon.com and eBay.com for between $92 and $320.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
One incident reported of a unit lacking a GFCI.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 29, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 29, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 30, 2026.