White Rodgers thermostats
7 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 14, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 7reports to CPSC
- Dec 14, 2018the latest report was made
- Feb 17, 2012the earliest
- 4with the company’s comments
- Brand
- White Rodgers
- Maker
- WHITE-RODGERSMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ThermostatsFor heating or cooling systemsCPSC’s product type: Thermostats (For Heating or Cooling Systems) (code 340), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Other ways the reports write the brand (3)
“White-Rodgers”, “White Rodgers / Emerson” and “White-rodgers”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2018 | 1 |
| May 2018 | 1 |
| April 2015 | 1 |
| August 2014 | 1 |
| April 2014 | 1 |
| November 2013 | 1 |
| February 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 6 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
- Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified
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 Dec 14, 2018, sent to the company Feb 4, 2019, published by CPSC Feb 19, 2019
The product, in the report: Emerson Sensi WiFi Thermostat
I own a free standing building that houses a medical office. Therte are 2 separate air conditioning/heating units on the roof. Each controlled by the recalled Emerson thermostats with firte risk. 3 weeks ago we had a fire in one of the air/heating units on the rook. Office filled with smoke, Fire Department responded, fire extinguished, $1600 to replace air conditioning/heating unit motor on roof from fire.
- Model
- 1F86U-42WF
- UPC
- ??
- Serial number
- ??
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Aug 15, 2016
- Where
- Baldwin, United States: Industrial
- Who was involved
- Age 64, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand White Rodgers /
Emerson, made or sold by WHITE-RODGERS - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made May 3, 2018, sent to the company May 11, 2018, published by CPSC May 25, 2018
The product, in the report: Wall ac thermostat
Ac thermostat exploded and caught on fire. White-Rodgers model 1f8-261
- Model
- 1f82-261
- Serial number
- 434524p04987
- Where
- Lake Charles, United States: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand White-rodgers, made or sold by WHITE-RODGERS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Apr 12, 2015, sent to the company Apr 27, 2015, published by CPSC May 11, 2015
The product, in the report: White Rodgers Type 1F80-0471-20-30vac white thermostat
At about 08:30 am our thermostat located downstairs began to smoke and smelled of electrical problem. When item was examined we noted that the 2 AA batteries contained therein had apparently leaked and corroded thereby causing an electrical short. We did not realized that the unit was also battery powered. There was no indicator that was lit at the time of the incident on the display so as to tell us there was a problem.
- Model
- 1F80-0471-20-30vac
- UPC
- 0047151R01043
- Serial number
- unknown
- Bought from
- Installer
- Bought
- Aug 31, 2009
- Where
- Larkspur, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand White Rodgers, made or sold by WHITE-RODGERS
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20150412-B8285-2147433796
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Not said Made Aug 7, 2014, sent to the company Aug 15, 2014, published by CPSC Aug 29, 2014
The product, in the report: White-Rodgers blue-backlit, with white plastic housing, touchscreen thermostat, model 1F95-1277
Alkaline batteries in the blue back-lit touch panel thermostat leaked, causing the thermostat to fail, brief electrical burning smell, AC switched to heat mode- despite outside temperature being in the 80’s. Had to shut off power to entire HVAC system to stop, now don’t have AC.
- Model
- 1F95-1277
- UPC
- none visible
- Serial number
- none visible
- Bought from
- Buckeye Richland - Horizon Mechanical
- Bought
- Jun 30, 2008, about then
- Where
- Lexington, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand White-Rodgers, made or sold by WHITE-RODGERS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Unspecified
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No one hurt Made Apr 30, 2014, sent to the company May 12, 2014, published by CPSC May 27, 2014
The product, in the report: White Rodgers Thermostat. Model 1F86-344
White Rodgers thermostat had to be replaced after the batteries corroded and shorted out the thermostat. The device was registering the wrong room temperature causing the air conditioner to continue to run and not turn off.
- Model
- 1F86-344
- Serial number
- 8634414P00007
- Where
- Hoover, Alabama: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 50, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand White Rodgers, made or sold by WHITE-RODGERS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 1, 2013, sent to the company Nov 12, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 26, 2013
The product, in the report: White Rodgers programmable thermostat model 1F85-275
The White Rodgers programmable thermostat model 1F85-275 (date code E1-0817) installed in my home in December, 2008 by an HVAC technician leaked battery acid in the unit, rending it inoperable. I see that White Rodgers has a recall on a similar model 1F85RF-275 for the same reason, overcharging of the batteries causing them to leak which could cause a fire hazard. The same thing has happened with this model installed in my home, and the thermostat had to be replaced. Calls to the White Rodgers recall center produced no results or help.
- Model
- 1F85-275
- Bought from
- HVAC
- Bought
- Dec 22, 2008
- Where
- Abilene, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand White Rodgers, made or sold by WHITE-RODGERS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 17, 2012, sent to the company Apr 6, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 20, 2012
The product, in the report: programmable thermostats
The consumer noticed that in 10/2011 that the furnace indicated that the heat was on but the furnace was not blowing any heat. The consumer contact Blue Dot which was a furnace repair company and a technician was sent out. In 10/2011 the relay was replaced on the furnace.
Around 12/2011 the failure occurred again with the furnace not blowing out any heat so Blue Dot was contacted again. The technician advised the consumer that the thermostat was causing the relay to burn out and the reason why was unknown. The relay was replaced again in 12/2011
On 1/3/2012 The consumer noticed smoke coming from the basement area of his home. The furnace was in the on position but the fire box had caught fire. He powered the furnace in the off position and the fire extinguished itself. The proper authorities were not contacted.
On 1/14/2012 he contacted a HVAC contractor and he came out to the home to replace the furnace due to it no longer working.
While doing some research online the consumer came across a recall (see Release #11-096) and his model number and date code was affected.
The thermostat was installed in spring of 2011 by Delmarva Power Energy Wise rewards program. When the thermostat was installed the consumer was provided the instructions from the company and noticed some information was blacked out with a magic marker.
The consumer was advised by the technician that installed the thermostat not to use the AA batteries that were required. The consumer stated that he has not contacted the firm of the thermostat but plans to do so.
He wrote Delmarva Power Energy Wise rewards program a letter and will be mailing it out soon.
- Model
- 1F88290
- Bought from
- Delmarva Power Company
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2011
- Where
- Elkton, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 56, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand White-Rodgers, made or sold by WHITE-RODGERS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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