Dayton electric baseboard heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 9, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 9, 2014the latest report was made
- Mar 9, 2014the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Dayton
- Maker
- W.W. GRAINGER, INC.Makers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2014 | 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 Mar 9, 2014, sent to the company Mar 18, 2014, published by CPSC Apr 1, 2014
The product, in the report: Dayton Low Profile Heater. Model 1EVG2A. 1500W 120V Metal body, plastic end covers. 38” long, 9” high, 6” wide.
Dayton Low Profile Heater, Model 1EVG2A. 1500W 120V. I bought the heater 11/13/2012, from Zoro Tools (zorotools.com). I used it last winter (2012-13) and this winter (2013-14). Early morning 3/8/14 it woke me up with a loud CRACK. When I looked over, there were foot-high flames coming up out of it, and thick gray stinking smoke. I have always operated it carefully. No issues with frayed cords, foreign materials, etc and etc. It never sat on a rug, only on a bare wood floor. It’s plugged properly into a grounded circuit. I have never run it at high temperatures, never higher than the factory-set 70. At the time of the fire it was set at 67. The automatic overheat shut-down system advertised with the heater did not work. At least, the power light was still on, even as the thing was on fire. I unplugged it, beat the fire out with a towel, and put it outside. The acrid stink in my apartment was so bad that I had to open all the doors and windows, turn on all the fans I have, even though it was freezing outside.
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- Model
- 1EVG2A
- Serial number
- 12000223
- Bought from
- Zoro Tools, Illinois
- Bought
- Nov 13, 2012
- Where
- Brooklyn, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Dayton, made or sold by W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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