SkyTech electric fireplaces, factory built
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 18, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 18, 2024the latest report was made
- May 18, 2024the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- SkyTech
- Maker
- Skytech II, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric fireplaces, factory builtCPSC’s product type: Electric Fireplaces, Factory Built (code 346), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 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 May 18, 2024, sent to the company May 24, 2024, published by CPSC Jun 10, 2024
The product, in the report: fireplace remote controls
Approximately 4 year ago, I purchased 3 SkyTech fireplace remote controls through CJ Bennett Supply in St Charles, MO as part of a home renovation project. The controllers work on a radio frequency similar to a garage door opener. During the summer of 2023, we experienced a situation in which the fireplace started spontaneously. No one was touching, or even near, the controller when it happened. Of concern is that the flues were closed and could have resulted in a soke filled home or a fire. After that event, we had the controllers serviced by a fireplace contractor who changed the frequencies, believing that would solve the problem. Over the ensuing months, the same event happened 3 more times, once in the first fireplace and once each in the other two fireplaces. Fortunately, we were at home during each of these events. The last event was in December 2023. At that point, we notified both the distributor and the manufacturer, SkyTech, and removed the controllers.
When we initially called SkyTech, the representative handling the call told us that they had heard of the problem before and asked for the model numbers for the controllers. I took pictures of the units and called SkyTech about a week later. This time, the representative put me on hold and then returned to the call with an supervisor. I have notes about the call and the names of the SkyTech employees. At that point, the tone of the call changed and the supervisor was insistent that I was doing something wrong and would not even respond when I told her that these spontaneous combustion events occurred when no one was even near the controllers.
At that point, I went back to CJ Bennett and attempted to return the controllers. After several months of negotiation, they could provide an acceptable solution. These products are unsafe and should be investigated before someone’s house burns down.
- Model
- UN3S RX
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- N/
A - Bought from
- CJ Bennett Supply
- Bought
- May 1, 2020, about then
- Where
- Clayton, Missouri: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand SkyTech, made or sold by Skytech II, 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.
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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.
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