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BioSmart portable electric heaters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 4, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 4, 2012the latest report was made
  • Dec 4, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
BioSmart
Maker
ACEPOWER, INC (BioSmart Technologies)Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Portable electric heatersCPSC’s product type: Portable Electric Heaters (code 348), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from January 2012 to December 2012; the most in December 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20121

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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Dec 4, 2012, sent to the company Dec 26, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 17, 2013

    The product, in the report: Bi Portable Quartz Infrared Heaters & Electric Space Heaters | BioSmart® www.biosmartsolutions.com/ BioSmart® Portable Quartz & In-Wall Far Infrared Heaters are the most energy efficient electric heaters & space heaters on the market. Safe & economical oSmart 1500AP heater, 115 volt, portable

    Purchased the BioSmart 1500PA in Sept 2011, has mfg date of 08/2011. The unit just started melting on top and back. was all most on fire by the time i unplugged it. could only get hold of person selling the heaters, I think this is very dangers device and should be recalled, before someone gets burned up. was a great heater until this happened. my house still has the plastic burning oder.

    Bought
    Sep 1, 2011, about then
    Where
    Richmond, Maine: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand BioSmart, made or sold by ACEPOWER, INC (BioSmart Technologies)
    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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