Rusk W8less Professional 2000 watt hair dryers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 11, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 11, 2024the latest report was made
- Jan 11, 2024the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Rusk W8less Professional 2000 watt
- Maker
- Beauty Quest GroupMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Hair dryersCPSC’s product type: Hair Dryers (code 1602), in Personal Care: Grooming
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2024 | 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 11, 2024, sent to the company Feb 7, 2024, published by CPSC Feb 22, 2024
The product, in the report: Amazon product listing https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005B9NWRS/ In 2022, I purchased two RUSK W8less Hair Dryer on the recommendation of [REDACTED]. Indeed the units are lightweight and they do dry the hair fast. It is now January 2024. Last night the dryer stopped abruptly. Thankfully it was plugged into a GFCI outlet with a reset button. The unit and outlet worked after reset, but there was a strong burnt plastic smell coming from the outlet. Fearful of an electrical fire, I called an electrician to come out the next day to take a look. It turned out that the GFCI unit was badly burned and the circuit likely has been overloaded for some time. The electrician explained that 2,000Watts at 125 Volt amounts to 16 AMP or more, which is higher than the 15 AMP circuits in many homes, especially older ones.
Rusk W8less Hair Dryer (2,000 watts), touted by [REDACTED] generated circuit overload heat that badly damaged a GFCI outlet -- I was one step away from a fire that could have destroyed my home. I consider myself well informed but I was unaware of the significance of the extra high wattage of this hair dryer and feel that it should have been emphasized in the product description.
- Model
- IREW8LS80
- UPC
- Not available
- Serial number
- ASIN : B005B9NWRS
- Bought from
- https:/
/ www.amazon.com/ dp/ B005B9NWRS/ - Bought
- Jul 5, 2022
- Where
- Arroyo Grande, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Rusk W8less Professional 2000 watt, made or sold by Beauty Quest Group
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.