Zaks portable electric heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 27, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 27, 2014the latest report was made
- Jul 27, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Zaks
- Maker
- FIVE STAR MANUFACTURING 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2014 | 1 |
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jul 27, 2014, sent to the company Aug 4, 2014, published by CPSC Aug 18, 2014
The product, in the report: Kat’s 1153 Handi-Heat 200 Watt Magnetic Heater
Kat’s 1153 Handi-Heat 200 Watt Magnetic Heater
I used this heater for several winter seasons without event. Then last winter I opened the garage to find burning smell and the item burned out from the inside out. It burned the wiring and plastic inside the heater and burned back to the wire inlet. This is after carefully using the heater. I’m thankful there was nothing combustible next to this heater. After seeing similar “meltdown” and overheating reviews at amazon.com my advice is to STAY AWAY from this product and never use it.
- Model
- 1153
- Where
- Friendship, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Zaks, made or sold by FIVE STAR MANUFACTURING GROUP, INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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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