VanEE air conditioners
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 23, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Apr 23, 2012the latest report was made
- Aug 28, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- VanEE
- Maker
- Venmar Ventilation - Venmar CES - Broan Nutona CanadaMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| April 2012 | 1 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
| August 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 3 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.
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No one hurt Made Apr 23, 2012, sent to the company May 1, 2012, published by CPSC May 15, 2012
The product, in the report: Fire in vanEE ventilation unit Smoke alarms and CO detectors alerted family while sleeping. Heating company found unit defective with fire (electrical) from motor.
VanEE air to air exchanger started on fire Model 3000 SN: 7f60940301239
- Model
- VanEE 3000
- Serial number
- 7F60940301239
- Bought from
- when house built- April Aire heating company in MN
- Bought
- Jan 5, 1994, about then
- Where
- Wyoming, Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 52, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand VanEE, made or sold by Venmar Ventilation - Venmar CES - Broan Nutona Canada
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 7, 2011, sent to the company Sep 30, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 17, 2011
The product, in the report: Home Air Exchange System
The consumer heard some unusual noises from the air system. The consumer wend down into the basement to examine it, but it was too hot for her to touch it. The consumer decided to unplug it.
The consumer called the mfr. during that same week and left a voice message, but she said that she never received a call back.
The consumer did not notice any damage to her home, but she said that she believes that this could have definitely caught fire if she did not turn it off.
The consumer also noted that she has seen numerous complaints in the Internet on her same model. She noted that most of the complaints she viewed indicated that he motor got hot. She also indicated that some people indicated that their motor has to be replaced every 3 years.
The manufacturer sent an adapter for the plug which was to prevent fires. The consumer had forgotten about it. She recalled the the manufacturer and they told her about the plug. She called them again after she gave her another number and they told me the plug adaptor took care of the problem. She mentioned why they did not sell the pump alone and they replied “comes only as a unit.” She mentioned pump being so hot she couldn’t touch it and their remark was “plug adaptor took care of the problem. Where she finally bought pump- that place has had to replace numerous pumps on that model Van-EE air exchanged all for the same reason.
- Model
- 45725 (2000 Solo)
- Serial number
- 7Q31951101960
- Bought from
- Tonna Heating Company
- Where
- Rochester, Minnesota: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand VanEE, made or sold by Venmar Ventilation - Venmar CES - Broan Nutona Canada
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Aug 28, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 20, 2011
The product, in the report: vannee solo approximately installed in 1997 new.
Just had vanee heat exchanger motor over heat and burn out. Smelled up the whole house. Checked with vanee and they said new motor would cost $550. Seen they had recall on some motors but mine wasn’t part of that recall.
- Bought from
- White plumbing
- Bought
- Aug 1, 1997
- Where
- Little Falls, Minnesota: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Vanee, made or sold by Venmar Ventilation - Venmar CES - Broan Nutona Canada
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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