Minka Lavery outdoor electric lighting equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 16, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 16, 2011the latest report was made
- Oct 16, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Minka Lavery
- Maker
- Minka GroupMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Outdoor electric lighting equipmentCPSC’s product type: Outdoor Electric Lighting Equipment (code 1452), in Yard & Garden: Outdoor Lighting
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
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No one hurt Made Oct 16, 2011, sent to the company Oct 21, 2011, published by CPSC Nov 4, 2011
The product, in the report: Minka Lavery Ardmore 8992-61 PL outdoor light fixtures (33 quantitiy). Various other model of lights from the manufacturer contain this photocell.
In August of 2010 our homeowner’s association ([REDACTED]) in Lisle, IL purchased a quantity of 33 Ardmore 8992-61 PL outdoor light fixtures manufactured by Minka Lavery . We experienced a high failure rate of the photocells in the units. Per my request, the manufacturer warrantied the photocells and shipped redesigned replacement units to us in September of this year (2011). Upon having our electrician replace the defective photocells it was discovered that five (5) of the original photocells (16%) had shorted out, melting their enclosures and arcing inside the fixture. Fortunately we have these installed on fieldstone exteriors, but had they been on a wooden structure, or arced into the electrical box inside the wall, the structures could have easily caught fire. While the fixures ceased to operate properly (either staying completely on or completely off 24/7), they failed to trip any circuit breakers and the electrical current remained live on shorted out and exposed wiring. This was a definite electrocution hazard for anyone who might have needed to change a bulb. In my opinion, this is more than a photocell defect; this should be a product recall issue. I suspect Minka is aware of this problem or they would not have redesigned the photocells and warrantied their replacements. They have blamed the occurrences on our installation process, which did not follow their instructions. I am further concerned by their responses being more geared toward legal statements of liability than consumer safety. While they sent one of their distributors on property to inspect the situation, he was more concerned about how they were installed (to place blame) than on the actual failures. He was offered to take a defective (melted) photocell back to the manufacturer for inspection and declined. I am completely convinced that the original photocells present a fire or electrocution hazard and should be tested and/or recalled. I have all of the original photocells (both melted ones and still functional ones) and would be happy to provide them to your agency or a third party for evaluation and testing.
- Model
- Ardmore 8992-61 PL
- Bought from
- Crest Lighting
- Bought
- Aug 10, 2010
- Where
- Lisle, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Minka Lavery, made or sold by Minka Group
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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