Elkay Recalls Water Coolers and Bottle Filling Stations Due to Shock Hazard
Home product recall 18-085. Announced by CPSC on Jan 25, 2018.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 25, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 31,600 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Internal screws that secure the grounding wire can break and allow the grounding wire to become loose, posing a shock hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water coolers and bottle filling stations, unplug the units and contact Elkay for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: Elkay toll-free at 866-243-3070 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., email at Recall17@elkay.com or online at www.elkay.com and click on PRODUCT RECALL for more information. Consumers can also go to www.checkmycooler.com and enter a unit’s full serial number to see if it is included in the recall.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Elkay and Halsey Taylor water coolers and bottle filling stations with the model numbers that begin with the letter and number combinations listed below. They are mainly installed in public facilities such as schools/universities, office buildings and airports. The brand Elkay or Halsey Taylor is identified on the front of the units with a nameplate or embossing and the affected serial numbers begin with the numbers 1704, 1705 or 1706. For more information on where to identify the model numbers and serial numbers on the units, visit www.checkmycooler.com . Elkay Models ECP8, ECU8 EFA(4, 8, 14, 16, 20) EFHA(8, 14) EFOA8 EFY8 EHFSA8 EMABF(TL)8 ESWA8 EW(TL)A(4, 8, 14, 16, 20) EWCA(4, 8, 14) EZ (all models) FD700(3, 5, 10) HEW3 LFAE(8, 14, 20) LFDE10 LMABF(TL)8 LVRC(TL)8 LVRCGRN(TL)8 LVRCHD(TL)8 LWAE(8, 14) LWCE4 LZ (all models) OHFAVR8 VRC(TL)8, VRC(TL)FR(D, 8) VRCGRN(TL)8 VRCHD(TL)8 Halsey Taylor Models HAC(G)8 HBW8 HOF14 HTHBHAC(G)8 HTHBHVR8 HTVZ (all models) HVR(GRN)8 HVR8HD S(300, 500, 10000) SCWT(8, 14, 20) SW(4, 8, 14) WC8 WM(8, 14, 16) XP8
About 31,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Elkay and Halsey Taylor water coolers and bottle filling stations.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 30 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- ECP8*
- ECU8*
- EFA & LFAE* EFA & LFAE* EFY8S1Z EFHA* EFOA8*
- EHFSA8*, EHFSA8*, OHFAVR8S1Z
- EMABF* & LMABF*
- EMABF*WS* & LMABF*WS*
- ESWA8*
- EW(TL)A*, LW(TL)A*, EWCA* and LWCE*
- EZ* & LZ*
- EZS*WS* & LZS*WS*
- FD700* LFDE*
- HEW3*
- LVRC(GRN)* & VRC(GRN)*
- LVRCHD8* & VRCHD8*
- LVRCGRN*WS & VRCGRN*WS*
- LVRC*WS* & VRC*WS*
- HAC(G)8*
- HAC8EEBL*
- HBW8*
- HOF14*, SCWT*, XP8W*
- HTHB-HAC(8)*
- HTHB-HVRGRN8*
- HTHBHVR8*
- HTVZ*
- HVR(GRN)8*
- HVR8HD*
- S-Series S*00*
- SW*
- WC8A*
- WM*
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Elkay Plumbing Products Company, Savanna, Ill.
- Distributed by Elkay Sales Inc., Oak Brook, Ill.
- Elkay distributors from May 2017 through June 2017 for between $600 and $7,450.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 362 reports of broken screws being found in units prior to installation. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 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, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 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 19, 2026.