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Intake portable electric heaters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 18, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Apr 18, 2022the latest report was made
  • Apr 18, 2022the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Intake
Maker
Walmart Stores 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

1 report from May 2021 to April 2022; the most in April 2022, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20221

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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 incident, no one hurt

    Made Apr 18, 2022, sent to the company May 6, 2022, published by CPSC May 20, 2022

    The product, in the report: An electric tower heater with 2 black knobs and a red light button that says power. Left knob controls the heat temperature with white round dots around it,right knob has 2 settings for lowand high heat with I/O indicating where off setting is also right knob says Heat and 1-2 with whit line to high heat all written in white . Has a metal pewter color carry handle 6” below the knobs and a pewter color metal screen. Top has 6 cuts on each side with a indention behind the red power botton to carry unit when hot. That is all that is on the heater that we can see. Thanks Please advise.

    Have an electric tower heater purchased from Walmart about a year ago. Yesterday it started smoking and crackling with sparks, Would have caused a fire if we were not there to unplug it . On the heater, the only I.d. numbers are Model DF-1511-AB and Intertek 4003575 and it looks like a circle with ETv inside it and uS below on the outside. Please advise this was very dangerous. Thanks, [REDACTED]

    Model
    df1511-ab
    UPC
    none on unit
    Serial number
    none on unit
    Bought from
    Walmart Colonial heights Va
    Bought
    Nov 2, 2021, about then
    Where
    Colonial Heights, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 74, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Intake, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No 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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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 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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