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Sunburst 3000 portable electric heaters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 20, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jul 20, 2012the latest report was made
  • Jul 20, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Sunburst 3000
Maker
DIAN CHIANG CHIA TECHNOLOGY (WUXI) CO., LTD.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 August 2011 to July 2012; the most in July 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
July 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 Jul 20, 2012, sent to the company Aug 7, 2012, published by CPSC Aug 21, 2012

    The product, in the report: The heater is a Sunburst 3000. It is an electric heater that plugs directly into a standard electrical outlet. The heating unit is housed in a wood cabinet approximately 1’ x 2’ x 3’.

    Health spa sauna fire. The sauna heater in the men’s locker room sauna malfunctioned and ignited the wood cabinet housing the heater. The heater is an electric infrared portable heater. It is plugged into an outlet in the sauna. The sprinkler head located in the sauna above the heater activiated and extinguished the fire. Fire damage was confined to the sauna.

    The heater is a Sunburst 3000. It is manufactured in China by Diam Chiang Chia Technology Co. Ltd.

    Where
    Seattle, United States: Other Public Property/Office
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Sunburst 3000, made or sold by DIAN CHIANG CHIA TECHNOLOGY (WUXI) CO., LTD.
    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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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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