Friedrich Air Conditioner/ Tower Manufacturing air conditioners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 10, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 10, 2020the latest report was made
- Feb 10, 2020the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Friedrich Air Conditioner/ Tower Manufacturing
- Maker
- FRIEDRICH AIR CONDITIONING CO.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Air conditionersCPSC’s product type: Air Conditioners (code 381), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2020 | 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 Feb 10, 2020, sent to the company Mar 3, 2020, published by CPSC Mar 17, 2020
The product, in the report: The plug that burned was part of the built-in cord of a Friedrich window air conditioner. The plug itself was manufactured by Tower Mfg. Corp. The information below is for Tower and the plug.
The built-in ground-fault interrupt device in the plug of the air conditioner spontaneously burst into flame. The A/C unit was not running and had not run for several months, but it was on standby for the remote control.
There was no unusual activity in the power grid, and no damage to the heavy-duty cord which is built into the A/C unit.
The incident happened in an office, with the A/C unit in an upper window and the cord hanging down to a surge protector on the floor, behind the desk. When the plug burst into flame, the person seated at the desk narrowly escaped burns. Fortunately there was no other flammable material around and the flames subsided after melting the plastic of the GFI unit. (photos attached)
- Model
- Tower Manufacturing Catalogue # 30835-0
- Where
- New York, New York: Other
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Friedrich Air Conditioner/
Tower Manufacturing, made or sold by FRIEDRICH AIR CONDITIONING CO. - 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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.