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Comfort Zone electric baseboard heaters

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 2, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Nov 2, 2023the latest report was made
  • Nov 27, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Comfort Zone
Maker
Howard Berger Co IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric baseboard heatersCPSC’s product type: Electric Baseboard Heaters (code 312), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from December 2022 to November 2023; the most in November 2023, 1. 1 earlier report, since November 2012, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
November 20231
November 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Nov 2, 2023, sent to the company Nov 6, 2023, published by CPSC Nov 21, 2023

    The product, in the report: World and Main (Cranbury), LLC, Comfort Zone Heater

    Comfort Zone heater Model # CZ600 arc flashed while in use and began to overheat.

    Model
    CZ600
    Where
    Van Buren Twp, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Comfort Zone, made or sold by Howard Berger Co Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Nov 27, 2012, sent to the company Feb 4, 2013, published by CPSC Feb 19, 2013

    The product, in the report: Baseboard heater

    Caller stated that his baseboard heater caught fire after using it for the third time at the highest heat, it was in use for 10 hours. There was an odor of electrical fire and he noticed that there was burnt hole near the control panel. The electrical cord was still intact.

    The manufacturer was contacted and he was advised that he would received a prepaid label to return the heater. It has been 5 business days and he did not receive anything.

    The caller is concerned that this product is a fire hazard and should be investigated.

    Model
    CZ600
    Serial number
    unknown
    Bought from
    Big Lots, Tennessee
    Bought
    Nov 17, 2012, about then
    Where
    Cookeville, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Comfort Zone, made or sold by Howard Berger Co Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

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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