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Sunheat portable electric heaters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 20, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Feb 20, 2015the latest report was made
  • Feb 20, 2015the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Sunheat
Maker
Sunheat International CorporationMakers, 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 March 2014 to February 2015; the most in February 2015, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
February 20151

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 Feb 20, 2015, sent to the company Mar 4, 2015, published by CPSC Mar 19, 2015

    The product, in the report: Sunheat heater model sh-1500

    We were using a Sunheat Portable heater to heat our daughters room which is a second story bedroom. The thermostat was set to keep her room 60 degrees. The heater did not run often as we burn wood and is used for supplemental heat. On Sunday, February 15th, 2015, I awoke to a funny smell. At the time it was faint but I could smell something. I went to our basement thinking maybe someone laid something too close to our woodburner. The smell was not in our basement. I went back up to the main level and awoke my husband telling him something smelled like burning plastic. He also immediately suspected the woodburner and I told him that I had already checked. We checked the main floor and was unable to find the source. I went to the second story, our oldest daughters bedroom. Immediately after opening her bedroom door I could smell the burning plastic. I immediately went and unplugged everything that was plugged in. Plugged in items included an [REDACTED] in one outlet, a TV and DVD player in one, an [REDACTED] in one and the Sunheat heater in another. The room stunk so bad and our daughter and her friend, both almost 15 years old, were asleep and unaware something was burning. We woke them up and told them to get out. We immedietly suspected the heater but when I unplugged it, it was not running, nor warm so we really didn’t think it was the problem. Unable to find where the smell was coming from we were ready to call the fire department but decided to remove the heater from the room and disassemble it. Upon taking the heater to another room we could smell the same smell inside the heater. We took the heater apart and realized that the quick connect for The power cord and the thermostat had melted and burned badly. I called a few local dealers and they seemed to not be concerned. I contacted the manufacturer and they stated they would send me an email showing us how to remove the quick connects and hard wire it. No concern that it was a safety issue. The employee I talked to stated it happens in some earlier heaters that they put the quick connect in. We received the email showing us how to hard wire it but feel thhis is a major safety issue. What if we had not been home??

    Model
    Sh-1500
    Where
    Elgin, Nebraska: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 14, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Sunheat, made or sold by Sunheat International Corporation
    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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