Venmar gas or LP heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 27, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 27, 2012the latest report was made
- Oct 27, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Venmar
- Maker
- Venmar Ventilation - Venmar CES - Broan Nutona CanadaMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Gas or LP heatersCPSC’s product type: Gas or Lp Heaters, Other or Not Specified (code 392), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 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.
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No one hurt Made Oct 27, 2012, sent to the company Nov 26, 2012, published by CPSC Dec 10, 2012
The product, in the report: Venmar Model AVS Duo 1.9; Serial # 9N 08000621435 Heat exhanger/ventilator
While investigating why my garage unit heater (natural gas) was not turning on I discovered a tripped breaker. The Venmar Heat recovery/ Ventilation unit was plugged into the same circuit as the heater. through process of elimination I found the Venmar to be the cause of the breaker tripping. I then removed the front cover of the Venmar AVS Duo 1.9 as in performing the annual cleaning, and found the motor to be ~150 degrees F. I verified that the fan was free to turn (though somewhat stiff) and tried to run it while observing. The motor appeared to get power, move a few degrees, and lock up. I isolated the power, removed the motor and lubed the bearings with a couple of drops of oil and was able to free up the shaft to spin freely. I reassembled and tried powering it up again without the fan cages on the shafts and it immediately bumped, froze up, and heated up. I did not let it go long enough to trip the breaker. the motor is apparently not as thermally protected as it should be, and though I haven’t disassembled it yet, it may not be designed to be used in a vertical installation.
- Model
- Venmar AVS Duo 1.9
- Serial number
- 9N 08000621435
- Bought from
- NOrthern Sheet Metal
- Bought
- Sep 1, 2000
- Where
- Anchorage, Alaska: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Venmar, made or sold by Venmar Ventilation - Venmar CES - Broan Nutona Canada
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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