Cadet other electric heaters
9 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 14, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 9reports to CPSC
- Jan 14, 2022the latest report was made
- Dec 10, 2011the earliest
- 6with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Cadet
- Maker
- CADET MANUFACTURING CO.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Other electric heatersCPSC’s product type: Electric Heaters, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 388), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“CADET (REDACTED])” and “Cadet Manufacturing”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2022 | 1 |
| December 2021 | 1 |
| November 2020 | 1 |
| February 2020 | 1 |
| February 2015 | 1 |
| November 2013 | 1 |
| October 2013 | 1 |
| January 2013 | 1 |
| December 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- No one hurt 8 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 Jan 14, 2022, sent to the company Mar 7, 2022, published by CPSC Mar 21, 2022
The product, in the report: Wall heater
Caller is reporting that the wall heater started emanating smoke similar to an incident involving a heater made by the same manufacturer (*recall 02-5 31). PROBLEM: When an RM or ZM model heatbox (replacing a ZA or RA model heatbox) is inserted into a [REDACTED] wall can and wired through a fitting in the top-left wall can knock-out (see diagram below), the RM or ZM model has the potential for continuous heater operation, regardless of thermostat settings or room temperature. This can cause the heater to overheat and catch nearby combustibles on fire.
Caller stated that the smoke started filling up the room, the room was ventilated. The door to the room was opened revealing the smoke-filled room.
He stated that a electrician was present at the time and he was able to switch off the breaker. Caller stated that he contacted the manufacturer and he was informed that the units were installed correctly but there may have been some sort of failure within the unit which caused overheating.
Caller stated that the heater has been uninstalled and stored. He feels that these heaters are a fire hazard and should be reported.
*Recall 02-5 31: When an RM or ZM model heatbox (replacing a ZA or RA model heatbox) is inserted into a [REDACTED] wall can and wired through a fitting in the top-left wall can knock-out (see diagram below), the RM or ZM model has the potential for continuous heater operation, regardless of thermostat settings or room temperature. This can cause the heater to overheat and catch nearby combustibles on fire.
Report Update:
Intelligent fan-forced Heater, 1600/1500/1000W 240/208/120V
Model # CEC163TW
Summary
[REDACTED], homeowner [REDACTED], purchased 3 of the above heaters from SupplyHouse.com (order #[REDACTED]) which were delivered 12/2/21.
A licensed electrician, [REDACTED], installed the heaters 12/17/21 as per user manual instructions. He provided 220v to the heaters via #10 wire (oversized for additional safety). After confirming correct wiring he started the three units. Two units appeared to operate as designed, with the display starting at 62 deg. After 10 minutes the bathroom heater displayed 67 deg. At this time, [REDACTED] entered the adjacent bedroom to find that smoke filled the room. [REDACTED] immediately cut power to all three heaters at the breaker. Inspection of the bedroom unit revealed that the paint was scorched on the louvers and near the top of the heating element. [REDACTED] called the manufacturer’s technician who said that the units were apparently wired correctly and that, in the faulty unit, the thermostat was likely stuck on 120 degrees. On 12/28/21 [REDACTED] tech, corrected this by indicating that the problem was an automatic switch that was stuck on120v (all three were wired 220v).
- Model
- cec163tw
- Bought from
- Supplyhouse.com
- Bought
- Nov 20, 2021, about then
- Where
- Charlottesville, Virginia: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made Dec 22, 2021, sent to the company Dec 27, 2021, published by CPSC Jan 11, 2022
The product, in the report: CADET ([REDACTED]) cadet in-wall electric heater 120/240v with built in thermostat that also heats up and melts. terrible place to put a thermostat right in front of the heater. another corner cut, another dollar saved by cadet. they should change their name to smo-ket Model CADET 120 240 UPC 4745747u
The cadet in-wall electric heaters are garbage. the design allows the black coating on the metal housing to give off harmful chemical vapor, causes it to peel from metal and you can see burn spot on uppermost point above the heating element. the heating element is way too close to the front of the heater frame (same issue here but not so distinct) the quality of the plastic connectors and short wires between contact points shows lack of quality workmanship at the very least if not a danger to the public and anyone relying on these for heat plus any techs who may encounter these in hopes of fixing them.
- Model
- CADET 120 240
- UPC
- 4745747u
- Serial number
- 578586857
- Bought from
- home depot
- Bought
- May 15, 2019, about then
- Where
- orting, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 30, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand CADET (REDACTED]), made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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No one hurt Made Nov 21, 2020, sent to the company Dec 10, 2020, published by CPSC Dec 28, 2020
The product, in the report: 220 volt Cadet wall heater. I have replaced the thermostat with the same results. It works most of the time.
Thermostat will not shut heater off
- Model
- C 152
- Bought from
- Ebay.com
- Bought
- Jul 15, 2019
- Where
- Newport, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 24, 2020, sent to the company Mar 31, 2020, published by CPSC Apr 14, 2020
The product, in the report: Electric wall heater/register, 240 volts, 1600 watts, controlled by separately connected wall thermostat.
The Cadet wall heater in my folks bathroom started to emit a large quantity of smoke. Fortunately, they noticed it and were able to turn it off via the wall thermostat before it fully caught fire. After I removed the unit from its wall can, I noticed there was one severely burnt wire and connector going to the upper heating element, as well as blistered and peeling paint common to the metal shroud behind it.
Nobody was injured due to this incident, but had they not been home or awake when this happened the result could have been catastrophic.
NOTE: The unit was cleaned (grille removed, vacuumed, etc.) a couple times a year per the owners manual, and was unobstructed. It was a replacement for an earlier model under recall, and was manufactured in August 2001
- Model
- RM162
- Serial number
- none
- Where
- Port Ludlow, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 87, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Parent
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 7, 2015, sent to the company Feb 18, 2015, published by CPSC Mar 4, 2015
The product, in the report: Cadet COM-PAK Energy Plus wall heater
Installed Cadet’s newest in wall heater called COM-PAK Energy Plus approximately 1 year ago. Heater worked perfect the entire time until 2 weeks ago when there was a very loud pop and the breaker tripped. Could see smoke and smell burning coming from the heater. Had the heater taken out and it is very clear the inside electrical board and the wires coming out had burned up. Nothing further was done or taken apart in the hope that Cadet will examine this unit.
- Model
- COM-PAK energy Plus CE 163T
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Jan 31, 2014, about then
- Where
- Rockaway, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 51, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 12, 2013, sent to the company Dec 20, 2013, published by CPSC Jan 7, 2014
The product, in the report: electric wall heater 1000 watts 240 vlts
11/08/2013) The consumer stated that the heating coils started glowing orange as soon as the heater was turned on. The consumer stated that the paint on the cover of heater started burning. This set off the smoke alarm. The consumer stated that he started using the heater about a month ago. The consusmer stated that there was a recall in 1997, but he did not find out about it 2011. (rel#98-017) 11/11/2013) The consumer contacted the manufacturer. He advised the technician of the problem. The consumer was advised that the fan was not turning fast enough. The consumer stated that there is not anything to adjust the fan.
The manufacturer offered to replace the heater.
- Model
- CS102
- Bought from
- Pratt Electric
- Bought
- Jan 5, 2012, about then
- Where
- Puyallup, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 17, 2013, sent to the company Oct 25, 2013, published by CPSC Nov 8, 2013
The product, in the report: Cadet CEC163TW Com-Pak Energy Plus dual voltage electric wall heater (white). 1 year old. Purchased through Build.com on 10/8/12. ?Complete unit with wall can, heatbox and grill. Digital thermostat included. ?1600W at 240V/1000W at 120V ?Rough In Dimensions: 8” W x 10.25” H x 4” D ?Multi-Volt, Multi-Watt: Factory set at 240 Volt
At approximately 5:00am on 10/8/13, my wife and I were awakened by our fire alarm. We jumped out of bed and immediately noticed the smell of electrical smoke. After a quick look around the house, my wife identified the source as being our Cadet CEC163TW Com-Pak Energy Plus electric wall heater in the living room. The top of the heater element was glowing red hot, and the cover grill fins had begun to melt. I quickly ran into the basement and turned off the dedicated breaker for the heater.
The wall cavity above the heater felt really hot, and so we were worried that there may have been a fire smoldering inside the wall cavity. We live in a rural area, and the volunteer fire department response time is not good. So we monitored the temperature of the wall cavity for about 10-15 minutes and it slowly cooled off easing our fears of a house fire. I believe that we were extremely fortunate that our house didn’t burn down that morning. If the heater’s breaker had been left on for just one or two more minutes, I believe there would have been a fire in the wall cavity that we would not have been able to put out.
Here’s the disturbing part…. Although the heater’s breaker was on (so we can monitor the temperature in the living room), THE HEATER’S SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF! We had not yet used the heater for this cold season, so the heater had been switched off since April 2013. Why does a heater that is switched off, spontaneously start overheating?
I purchased 2 of these heaters on 10/8/12. The other heater is installed in our kitchen (also wired 220 with its own dedicated breaker). The heater in the living room had acted flaky before this incident. About a dozen times over this past year, the heater has failed with a F8 code showing on the front display. According to documentation, an F8 code is described as follows: INTERNAL CONTROL FAULT - Disconnect power, reconnect power. If F8 code returns, replace heater assembly. I called Cadet customer service about the F8 code, and received a brush-off response.
- Model
- CEC163TW
- Bought from
- www.build.com
- Bought
- Oct 8, 2012
- Where
- Cole Camp, Missouri: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jan 13, 2013, sent to the company Feb 5, 2013, published by CPSC Feb 20, 2013
The product, in the report: I have 3 of the same heater unit in my condo, all a coffee colored finish, upright rectangle with a single control knob at the bottom. The all have C202 listed as the model but searching the cadet site does not show any that are this model, which also have the same voltage, 240V. The one that caught fire shows a mfg date of April 21 2003. I cannot tell from the info on the cadet site if these are units included in a recall or not.
About a week ago my living room in wall cadet electric heater unit was functioning normally when all of a sudden my toddler said Mommy, look! and pointed to sparks and then almost immediately flames jumping out of the front vent. I turned it off immediately and thankfully avoided a real fire but it made some electrical smoke. After it cooled down I turned off it’s breaker and took the faceplate off. The resistance coil was mangled in one part but not broken. It didn’t have very much dust as I routinely vacuum it out. I have 2 others just like it in my bedrooms and another Cadet unit but a different model in my bathroom. The bathroom unit is rarely used but the bedroom units are used daily. So far the bedroom units are still fine, but they are the same exact model as the living room unit. I am very worried about them as I see they have many, many recalls. I used to leave them in the on position to automatically run and maintain a good temp in the house but now I never leave with them on nor do I leave them on a night. The all have C202 listed as the model but searching the cadet site does not show any that are this model, the closest are models RMC202W (the Register Plus series) and CSC202TW (the Com-Pak Plus series), which also have the same voltage, 240V. The one that caught fire shows a mfg date of April 21 2003. I cannot tell from the info on the cadet site if these are units included in a recall or not.
- UPC
- ?
- Serial number
- 072873
- Bought from
- unknown
- Where
- beaverton, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 0, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Dec 10, 2011, sent to the company Dec 19, 2011, published by CPSC Jan 4, 2012
The product, in the report: Cadet Manufacturing Heater Model: TS-202 Volts: 208-240 Watts: 1500-2000 (last digit was unreadable but is believed to be a 0)
On December 4, 2011, at 0147 hours, the Campbell County FIre Department was dispatched to [REDACTED] for a report of smoke in the residence. Firefighters found a smolder fire in a kitchen base cabinet that had an underneath slide/built in Cadet Manufacturing Heater, Model: TS-202, Volts: 208-240 and watts: 1500-2000 (last digit of 2000 was not readable but is assumed to be a 0). The fire burned a hole (approximately four inches in diameter) in the wooden cabinet floor towards the front of the cabinet.
- Model
- M# TS-202
- Where
- Gillette, Wyoming: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cadet Manufacturing, made or sold by CADET MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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