Presto portable electric heaters
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 5, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Apr 5, 2018the latest report was made
- Jan 28, 2016the earliest
- 3with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Presto
- Maker
- NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Presto Parabolic Interior Space Heater, model#: 0791206”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2018 | 1 |
| January 2018 | 1 |
| January 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 3 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 Apr 5, 2018, sent to the company Jul 31, 2018, published by CPSC Aug 14, 2018
The product, in the report: Presto Parabolic Interior Space Heater, model#: 0791206.
We own a Presto Parabolic Space Heater, Model #: 0791206, purchased from Costco, Billings, MT, around 2012. This heater works very well with the exception, it continues to operate and produce significant heat, even when the heater’s sole control knob is in the OFF position. The control mechanism has no ‘clicks’. ‘stops’ or other physical indicators which would show that the heater is in the OFF, HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW positions. This morning I had the heater in the OFF position in my home office. My wife happened to push an office chair close to the heater. The chair had my jacket hanging on it. In a few minutes I smelled the odor of smoke. I noticed that the heater, in the OFF position, had gone into the HIGH mode, and the heat almost caused a fire by burning my jacket. We will stop using this heater because it is so dangerous. Applicable photos have been taken.
- Model
- Presto Parabolic Interior Space Heater, model#: 0791206
- Serial number
- 0791206
- Bought from
- Costco
- Where
- Huntley, Montana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 69, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto Parabolic Interior Space Heater, model#: 0791206, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 21, 2018, sent to the company Apr 26, 2018, published by CPSC May 10, 2018
The product, in the report: Presto Heat Dish plus Footlight , white, model 0791206. could not find serial #.
Presto Heat Dish plus footlight. Model 0791206. UL listed 342G Parabolic Heater. When the unit was plugged in, a spark occurred from back of unit, where electric cord goes into unit. The cord burned completely off. No signs of a problem with cord (ie. kinks, bare wires).
- Model
- 0791206
- Serial number
- 3806X
- Bought from
- Costco, California
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2008, about then
- Where
- los altos, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 56, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 28, 2016, sent to the company Feb 5, 2016, published by CPSC Feb 23, 2016
The product, in the report: Presto Parabolic Space heater. Heat dish purchased at Costco approximately 2 years ago. There is no manufacturing date code nor serial number on the device. Only the model number.
Presto Heat dish with foot lamp - approx 2 years old. Model # 0791407
Unit has begun to Arc and spark. Daughters have reported arcing from heat dish to other metal objects.
Now the unit emits sparks from the temperature control knob. The unit will run on high even when the temperature control dial is on low. Unit has even turned on even when the temperature control dial is in the off position. Unit was found to be running on High when the temperature control dial was in the off position. This is a very dangerous potential fire hazard.
Unit remains unplugged and will not be used due to this dangerous situation.
- Model
- Presto Paraboli Heater (Heat Dish) Model # 0791407
- UPC
- none
- Serial number
- none
- Bought from
- Costco, Michigan
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2014
- Where
- Dearborn, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Presto, made or sold by NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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