Greenheck ductwork for heating or cooling systems

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 10, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Sep 10, 2012the latest report was made
Sep 10, 2012the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Greenheck
Maker: GREENHECK FAN CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Ductwork for heating or cooling systemsCPSC’s product type: Ductwork For Heating or Cooling Systems (code 371), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from October 2011 to September 2012; the most in September 2012, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
September 2012	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.

No one hurt
Made Sep 10, 2012, sent to the company Sep 18, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 10, 2012

The product, in the report: Fire Damper used in nursing homes and hospitals.

We had our fire dampers checked in March, out of 221, 128 failed to close and latch as they should. I contacted Greenheak Fan worked with a [REDACTED], and eneded up getting all replaced at no charge. I had sent them 5 dampers, to check out, and they said they had cut the material too short in the construction process. I also contacted [REDACTED] with the UL, and he also helped in getting the replacements.
My concern is how many other Hospitals, or nursing homes out there have these bad fire dampers in them, that will not work per design when there is a fire.

Model
I don’t know
Where
Bellingham, Washington: Other
Who was involved
Unknown
The reporter’s relation to them
Unspecified
As this report names them
Brand Greenheck, made or sold by GREENHECK FAN CORPORATION
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/28/2012) GREENHECK FAN CORPORATION: Report 20120910-026BF-2147463868 contains several inaccuracies. First, the dampers in question are not Fire Dampers. They are Ceiling Dampers, which is a separate UL product category than Fire Dampers. UL Classified Fire Dampers and Ceiling Dampers are tested to two completely separate sets of criteria and are used in different applications. Second, although the dampers in question did not completely latch, they did not fail to close as is indicated in the claim. Failure to close indicates that the damper’s curtain did not shut when the fusible link was removed. That was not the case. The curtain blade on these dampers did release and close when the fusible links were removed during testing. The issue was that the blades in question were approximately ¼” from latching. NFPA Standard 80 and the International Fire Code require that dampers in health care facilities be tested for operability three times: during the commissioning of the building, one year after the building is commissioned, and then once every six years. Had the dampers on this project been properly inspected during the commissioning process this issue would have been resolved prior to occupancy. As was explained in the claim, when Greenheck was made aware of the issue we immediately supplied new dampers and the labor to replace them. UL had no part in assisting in getting the dampers replaced as was indicated in the claim. As is required by Greenheck’s UL follow-up service procedure, every damper is cycled three times prior to leaving the factory. UL also performs periodic, unannounced inspections of our manufacturing facilities. We are confident that this was an isolated issue, given the fact that these dampers undergo the required factory checks, the code requires that every damper be inspected for proper operation during the commissioning of the building, and the fact that in the 13 year since these dampers were installed, Greenheck has not received any other reports of this issue with thousands of this model damper sold.

CPSC report 20120910-026BF-2147463868. Submitter: Health Care Professional Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Sources

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

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Greenheck ductwork for heating or cooling systems

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