Edwards Recalls Mechanical Heat Detectors Due to Failure to Alert to Fire
Home product recall 20-140. Announced by CPSC on Jun 17, 2020.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 17, 2020. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The recalled heat detectors can fail to activate in reaction to rising temperatures, posing a risk of failure to alert consumers to a fire.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers who use the product in life-safety applications permitted by code (for example, in elevator shafts, or in lieu of smoke detectors, manual pull stations, or sprinklers in particular settings), or in residential attics or residential garages, should immediately contact a fire or security alarm professional for free replacement and installation of the heat detector.
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).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Edwards Fire Safety at 800-505-5088 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday to Friday, or online at https://edwardsfiresafety.com and click on “Mechanical Heat Detector Information” for more information, or at https://edwardsheatdetector.rsvpcomm.com.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves mechanical heat detectors used indoors to detect elevated temperatures as part of professionally installed fire detection systems for residential homes and businesses. In residential settings, this product is installed in kitchens, attics and garages for property protection. The recalled heat detectors do not detect smoke or make an audible sound, but rather act as sensors that trigger fire alarms or security panels when elevated heat is detected. The heat detectors can be mounted to walls or ceilings and are labeled with “135F” and “NOT A LIFE SAFETY DEVICE.” The recalled units are the following: Model # Description Seller 281B-PL Heat Detector, 135F, Rate of Rise and Fixed Temperature Edwards 283B-PL Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature Edwards 104-13 Heat Detector, 135F, Rate of Rise and Fixed temperature Interlogix 104-15 Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature Interlogix 1EYC2 Heat Detector, 135F, Rate of Rise and Fixed Temperature Edwards, Grainger P/N 1EYC4 Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature Edwards, Grainger P/N 281B-20pkg-OEM-UTCO1 Heat Detector, 135F, Rate of Rise and Fixed Temperature Honeywell Security 281B-20pkg-OEM-UTC20 Heat Detector, 135F, Rate of Rise and Fixed Temperature Interlogix 281B-OEM-UTC01 Heat Detector, 135F, Rate of Rise and Fixed Temperature Honeywell Security 283B-20pkg-OEM-UTC01 Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature Honeywell Security 73340U Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature and Rate of Rise Mirtone 73342U Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature Mirtone AI281B Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature and Rate of Rise Edwards AI283B Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature Edwards 281A Heat Detector, 135F, Fixed Temperature and Rate of Rise Edwards
About 85,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Edwards Mechanical Heat Detectors.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Edwards Fire Safety, Bradenton, Florida.
- Edwards’ distributors, electrical wholesalers, contractors, and fire safety professionals nationwide from January 1979 through May 2018 for between $6 to $7 per unit.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
None 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.