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The Acme Group Inc portable electric heaters

1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 9, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • May 9, 2014the latest report was made
  • May 9, 2014the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, The Acme Group Inc
Maker
The Acme Group IncMakers, 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 June 2013 to May 2014; the most in May 2014, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
May 20141

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 May 9, 2014, sent to the company Jun 13, 2014, published by CPSC Jun 27, 2014

    The product, in the report: dbr Fan Heater Model #125

    April 29, 2014 [REDACTED] U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway Bethesda,MD 20850

    Subject: dbr Fan Heater Model #125 (The front and back of the owner’s manual is attachment 1)

    I am writing to you to report a totally defective space heater which is unsafe for use under any circumstance.

    I purchased this space heater at Big 5 Sporting Goods,7111W.Alameda Avenue,lakewood,CO,80226, December 30,2013 (attachment 2A). Exactly three weeks later the fan stopped turning; thus no heat. I returned this heater to Big Lots January 20,2014,and got a replacement plus a $10.00 refund since this item was now on sale (attachment 28). The replacement heater made enough noise to wake up the dead but at least the fan turned and it put out some heat. I assume the noise was caused by the fan hitting the interior of the housing unit.

    On April20 the fan stopped turning on this unit also and all could hear was a loud humming noise. When I went to take a closer look at the heater I made the mistake of touching the housing unit and came close to getting a severe burn. The housing unit was red hot. The owner’s manual states “This heater is hot when in use”. I am currently using one [REDACTED] brand space heater and one [REDACTED] brand space heater and have used [REDACTED] space heaters and I know for a fact none of these three space heaters ever got hot. They were warm to the touch but not hot. I believe the dbr Fan Heater was hot enough to cause a serious burn or catch on fire. I unplugged the heater immediately and put it in the garage so no one could use it. The power cord and plug were not hot

    With the 100% failure rate with these two heaters I would bet money that more than half of these heaters are defective and a safety hazard and should be pulled off the shelves. Could that be the reason The Acme Group does not show a complete mailing address- they don’t want to be bothered?

    Sincerely, [REDACTED]

    Copy to: The Acme Group, Inc. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Big 5 Sporting Goods 7111W.Alameda Avenue Lakewood, CO 80226

    Model
    dbr Fan Heater #125
    Bought from
    Big 5 Sporting Goods, Colorado
    Bought
    Dec 30, 2013
    Where
    Lakewood, Colorado: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    made or sold by The Acme Group Inc
    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.

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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.

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