Dayton portable electric heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 5, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 5, 2011the latest report was made
- Dec 5, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Dayton
- Maker
- W.W. GRAINGER, INC.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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2011 | 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 Dec 5, 2011, sent to the company Dec 13, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 28, 2011
The product, in the report: Dayton, oil-filled portable electric space heater Model 1VNX3 120V 400W
A Dayton oil-filled space heater used in our facility was found to have failed. The unit overheated and the metal housing expanded and ruptured at the spot-weld points. There was some slight melting of the plastic feet that was also niticed. The failure was discovered by an employee working in the area who heard “popping” sounds and smelled burning. There was no fire, but the heater was still “on” as no thermal trip associated with the heaters had occurred. The lower portion of the heater was discolored and deformed. Several holes were present where the spot welds tore the metal upon expansion. Upon inspection of other identical space heaters, six (6) other heaters of the same model were found to have some discoloration on the lower portion of the heating element.
- Model
- 1VNX3
- Where
- Lynchburg, West Virginia: Industrial
- 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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