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Star Patio heaters or heating systems

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 11, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Nov 11, 2022the latest report was made
  • Nov 11, 2022the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Star Patio
Maker
HOTSPOT TECHNOLOGY LTD.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Heaters or heating systemsCPSC’s product type: Heaters or Heating Systems, Other or Not Specified (code 393), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from December 2021 to November 2022; the most in November 2022, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
November 20221

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Nov 11, 2022, sent to the company Nov 17, 2022, published by CPSC Dec 2, 2022

    The product, in the report: Star Patio Electric Patio Heater Model STP1299-RMHD-M

    My letters to the manufacturer dated October 28 2022 follow.

    Star Patio FBA Hotspot Technology LTD [REDACTED]

    Subject: Defective Star Patio Electric Patio Heater Model STP1299-RMHD-M

    I would like to receive a full refund for my purchase of the subject Star Patio Heater, my original purchase from Amazon was $149.99. Please see Amazon invoice below. I had purchased this heater earlier and upon use found it to be defective - the auxiliary on off switch no longer worked after a month or so. I contacted Amazon for a replacement which I received and then the replacement proved defective as well.

    [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Our Star heater just popped our 15 amp circuit breaker - very dangerous Reviewed in the United States ???? on [REDACTED] Size: 25.5”- MVerified Purchase Our home was brand new in May 2016 and passed all local electric codes. I was just operating this heater in an upstairs bedroom serviced by a 15 amp circuit breaker. I turned it off and later turned it back on and the breaker tripped. I have operated other portable heaters in this same bedroom for over 5 years during the winter and none of these other heaters have tripped this breaker. I want a refund on this dangerous defective unit now.

    I submitted a [REDACTED] per the below as well that was acknowledged by Amazon on October 26 2022.

    If I do not receive a full refund for $149.99 I will submit a complaint to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

    My address is:

    [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

    Thank you.

    [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]

    Model
    STP1299-RMHD-M
    UPC
    FBA16FPYDV21Y00
    Serial number
    X002JD12MP
    Bought from
    Amazon
    Bought
    Sep 27, 2021
    Where
    Kittery, Maine: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 72, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Star Patio, made or sold by HOTSPOT TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

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