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1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 6, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • May 6, 2013the latest report was made
  • May 6, 2013the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Pondmaster
Maker
E.G. DANNER MANUFACTURING COMPANYMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
PumpsCPSC’s product type: Pumps, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 1462), in Yard & Garden: Other

By month

1 report from June 2012 to May 2013; the most in May 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20131

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made May 6, 2013, sent to the company May 21, 2013, published by CPSC Jun 5, 2013

    The product, in the report: Pond pump. The pump was purchased about 10 years ago but had propably been used about 3 or 4 years as most of the time, a larger pump is used. The pump was used to recirculate pond water via two barrels.

    On the morning of 04/18/13, we found one of our cats in critical condition near our fish pond (about 160 gallons). In addition to obvious pain and little ability to move, we noticed his front legs were soaking wet. We took him to a vet (Monte Vista Vet Clinic in Turlock, CA}. The vet examined the cat, told us that evidence on his tongue indicated electrocution and that he should be euthanized because his organs were shutting down. We had him euthanized. Upon returning home, I took a voltmeter and stuck one probe in the pond water and one in the surrounding dirt and read 1 volt. The voltage disappeared when the pump was unplugged and no voltage was read when a different pump was substituted for the apparently faulty pump. My suspicion is that the pump had a wiring issue and the cat while drinking water slipped and his paws touched the case resulting somehow in a circuit that electrocuted him. I have contacted the pump company (Danner or Pondmaster) and their response has basically been that a warning is present on the pump that it needs to be unplugged before it is touched and it needed to be plugged into a ground fault receptacle. It was plugged into a ground fault receptacle and to me this is unsatisfactory anyway as some people are not going to heed warnings like this. The wiring in the pump should not be cabable of failing. I have included the series of e-mails with this attachment.

    Model
    Mag Drive 9.5 B Utility Pump
    Serial number
    E160713
    Bought
    Aug 1, 2003, about then
    Where
    Hughson, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Pondmaster, made or sold by E.G. DANNER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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