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Lakewood electric furnaces

1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 25, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • May 25, 2021the latest report was made
  • May 25, 2021the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Lakewood
Maker
LAKEWOOD ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURINGMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric furnacesCPSC’s product type: Electric Furnaces (code 318), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from June 2020 to May 2021; the most in May 2021, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20211

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

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. Hurt, no treatment

    Made May 25, 2021, sent to the company Jun 9, 2021, published by CPSC Jun 24, 2021

    The product, in the report: Lakewood oil-filled electric heater Model 5600/7

    My wife uses a Lakewood Model 5600/7 Oil-Filled Radiant Electric Heater (manufactured by Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Company of Chicago) at night to keep her bedroom warm. She keeps the heater on the first of three power settings and the thermostat set to just a bit less than halfway around its dial between minimum and maximum. During the night while she was sleeping, the heater started emitting a strong odor of burnt plastic that filled the room, but it did not immediately awaken her. She eventually woke up with a severe headache and nausea in the morning. We immediately unplugged the heater and moved it outside, where it continued to emit this foul burned odor. It was obvious to us that something inside failed, though it was still putting out heat. We also opened windows in her room for cross-ventillation and put strong fans at the window sills to evacuate the strong odor. During the removal of the heater and placing of the fan, the smell was so strong, I got nauseous and developed a headache, and my eyes began to sting and water profusely. It took several hours of circulating fresh air into the room to make it habitable again, and many of the fabrics on my wife’s bedding and clothing were saturated with the odor. There was no obvious smoke, soot or aerosols visible. This is the SECOND time a similar failure has happened with this exact brand and model of heater, but the first time (two years ago) the appliance was in use and we detected the smell immediately. In both cases, we’d already been using the appliances for at least two years.

    Model
    5600/7
    UPC
    unknown
    Serial number
    3045421
    Bought from
    Home Depot
    Bought
    Sep 15, 2008
    Where
    Goldendale, Washington: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 69, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Lakewood, made or sold by LAKEWOOD ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

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 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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