King other electric heaters
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 7, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Nov 7, 2024the latest report was made
- Nov 21, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- King
- Makers
- KING ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING CO. and King ELectrical Mfg 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
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 1 |
| November 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Death 1
- 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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Death Made Nov 7, 2024, sent to the company Nov 19, 2024, published by CPSC Dec 11, 2024
The product, in the report: King Electrical Mfg. wall heater. White in color with thermostat dial top left corner. Roughly 20 x 16 inches.
Death related to heatstroke from King wall mounted heater that ran all night.
- Where
- Eagle Point, Oregon: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand King, made or sold by King ELectrical Mfg Co.
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No one hurt Made Nov 21, 2013, sent to the company Dec 2, 2013, published by CPSC Dec 16, 2013
The product, in the report: King Electrical Manufacturing Company, Seattle, WA Pic-a-Watt 240V electric wall heater model PAW 2422 complete with wall can and controlled by King thermostats.
My house is all electric and has King Pick-a-Watt electric wall heaters, 240V, model PAW2422. My house is not a manufactured home or a trailer. I have been vacuuming the dust out of the inside of the heaters once a year as King recommends. Two of the heaters have caught on fire, one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen . I did see and hear the kitchen heater fail. I was sitting across from the heater in the kitchen when I heard a pop noise, like a small firecracker, looked over at the heater and saw the metal rod that goes through the heat fins glowing bright red on the right side, followed by flames coming off the rod for about a third of its length. The bathroom heater also glowed bright red in the same place, followed by flames, but I did not hear a pop noise. The heaters did not shut off, I turned them off, and neither heater dropped its breaker in the main electrical panel. I have wired in smoke detectors, one very near both heaters, and it did not go off. I have two more heaters that were turning themselves off and was told by an electrician that the heaters have a thermal switch that should shut them off if they malfunction. I had a licensed electrician replace all four heaters. One of the new heaters failed after about 3 hours’ use and I returned it and bought another one - which is a 25% failure rate for this King product. The new unit that failed started making screeching noises, like a dry or worn out bearing, and a thumping noise. It also smelled very strongly and set off the smoke detector. Eventually there was a tan stain on the grille on the right side and the paper label on the back was scorched. I had that unit replaced and had to pay another service call for the work. I contacted King by email through their web site on November 6 because I was and am concerned about the fire danger from these product failures. I would expect that any malfunction would shut the heater down. If I had not been at home when the heaters caught fire they likely eventually would have set the wall framing and sheetrock on fire. King offered to replace four heaters, but by that time I had already bought and paid for the installation of new ones - it is winter and cold where I live. I asked them to pay for the service call to replace the new out of the box defective heater and so far they have declined to do that. I was without heat in the kitchen and bathroom for about four days until an electrician could do the replacement work and had partial heat in the living room where the other two heaters were replaced. There have been multiple emails and phone calls between myself and a representative of King but as of today their only response has been to ask me to return the kitchen heater that I heard and saw fail so they can examine it and to ask for photos of the kitchen and bathroom walls. They have not compensated me in any way for the service calls, the defective new product, the four defective heaters, or the danger to my property and my life. Because no one can tell me why this happened or why the two heaters did not shut off when they failed I live 24x7 with the stress of wondering when the next failure will occur, and I’m reluctant to leave the heaters on at night or when I leave my house. As it’s been almost three weeks since I notified King and they’ve been indifferent to or very casual about my situation I thought I’d better file a report in case this happens to someone else or someone’s home does catch fire. I have photos of the kitchen and bathroom walls and the kitchen heater but can’t get them to upload or attach.
- Model
- PAW 2422
- Where
- Ammon, Idaho: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand King, made or sold by KING ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING CO.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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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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