Cooper Lighting electric wiring
7 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 23, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 7reports to CPSC
- Dec 23, 2023the latest report was made
- Feb 10, 2012the earliest
- 5with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Cooper Lighting
- Makers
- Cooper Industries and HeathCoMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric wiringNot panel boards or outletsCPSC’s product type: Electric Wire or Wiring Systems (Excl Panelboards Recept (code 4062), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
Other ways the reports write the brand (3)
“Cooper Wiring Devices”, “Cooper” and “Cooper Industries”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2023 | 1 |
| June 2016 | 1 |
| December 2013 | 1 |
| March 2013 | 1 |
| March 2012 | 1 |
| February 2012 | 2 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 7 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 Dec 23, 2023, sent to the company Dec 29, 2023, published by CPSC Jan 17, 2024
The product, in the report: Cooper L630P Locking Male Plug NEMA L6-30 30a 250v
Received an electrical plug type L6 30 made by Cooper Wiring Devices. They use a design which can be manufactured incorrectly and fit a 120v receptacle, or the reverse situation possible. Unlike every other design, the Cooper part is not labelled, so there is no way of knowing what the rating is once the packaging is discarded. One of our employees attempted to use this plug, but realized something was wrong. Upon investigation, I realized that the flaw is in the design that allows assembly mistakes to be made, and the average consumer has no way of verifying the part is correct. No injuries or property damage. However, this has the potential to harm someone, and there is no reason for this design. Every other manufacturer is able to produce parts without this potential hazard. Shouldn’t every electrical device have its ratings clearly marked on it?
- Model
- L630P Locking Male Plug NEMA L6-30 30a 250v
- Where
- Pompamno Beach, Florida: Other
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cooper, made or sold by Cooper Industries
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jun 23, 2016, sent to the company Jul 1, 2016, published by CPSC Jul 18, 2016
The product, in the report: Dimming light switch manufactured by Cooper Industries and sold at Lowe’s Part number TAL06P-C1-K-L Lowes Item Number 480248 There are other similar models with the same design flaw.
The product is a dimming light switch maufactured by Cooper Industries and purchases at Lowe’s home improvement. I bought several of these switches and had them installed for awhile before I finished my project and went to put cover plates on them. When screwing the cover plat on, one of the switches short circuits, and burnt up. At first i though this was a fluke, but the second switch did the same thing. After this I looked closer, this switch has a terrible design and what happened to me was an inevitable result. The holes for mounting the cover plate are not thru holes, as with many other electrical devices, if the screw that came with the cover plate is too long, it will short out.
The part number from Coooper is TAL06P-C1-K-L The Lowe’s number for the item is 480248
Cooper makes many similarly designed switches sold at Lowe’s. An electrical device that is made to have a screw inserted should not short out if that screws is barely too long. Even if this switch is installed without incident, it is entirely possible that years later some unsuspecting homeowner would change out the cover plates, and the new cover plates would have a slightly longer screw.
- Model
- TAL06P-C1-K-L
- Bought from
- Lowe’s
- Bought
- Aug 18, 2015, about then
- Where
- Ofallon, Missouri: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 28, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Cooper Industries, made or sold by Cooper Industries
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Dec 16, 2013, sent to the company Dec 24, 2013, published by CPSC Jan 9, 2014
The product, in the report: Photo electric light switch manufactured by Eagle Electric Manufacturing Co. Inc. Long Island City, NY 11101.
I wanted to share with you a light switch I purchased at Menards about 3 years ago manufactured by Eagle Electronic Manufacturing Co. Inc. Long Island City, NY 11101. This light switch was off (not drawing any power) and in the morning the switch had burn marks where it had shorted. Very dangerous. Wanted you to be aware and let you decide to inform your readers. I have pictures if desired of the light switch. I tried contacting the company but their phone was out of service.
- Model
- 6105
- Bought from
- Menards, Minnesota
- Bought
- Jun 20, 2010, about then
- Where
- Eagan, Minnesota: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 53, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Don’t know, made or sold by Cooper Industries
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Mar 6, 2013, sent to the company Mar 18, 2013, published by CPSC Apr 1, 2013
The product, in the report: Cooper Lighting electric outlet adapter model # 1147LTW-SP-L
Bought a new Cooper Lighting electric outlet adapter model # 1147LTW-SP-L The first time I used it when I tried to remove the adapter from the wall outlet the complete plastic cover came off exposing all the electric contacts which were live as the main body stayed in the wall socket.
- Model
- 1147LTW-SP-L
- UPC
- 3266454242
- Bought from
- Lowes
- Bought
- Mar 4, 2013
- Where
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cooper Lighting, made or sold by Cooper Industries
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Mar 31, 2012, sent to the company Apr 9, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 30, 2012
The product, in the report: White motion sensing wall switch. Information on the back of the switch includes: Cooper Wiring Devices Peachtree City, GA 30629 Model 6109 Code in bottom right of label: 390-6109XX-EG1C
When the motion sensing wall switch listed below is in the OFF or AUTO MODE and the light is to be off, the bulb (currently an CFL) will still glow and/or flicker.
Details from the back of the white switch: Cooper Wiring Devices Peachtree City, GA 30629 Model 6109 Code in bottom right of label: 390-6109XX-EG1C
I believe this may be related to the recall you issued November 22, 2011, Release #12-046
- Model
- 61091
- Bought from
- Home Depot or Lowes, Tennessee
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2010, about then
- Where
- Arlington, Tennessee: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cooper Wiring Devices, made or sold by Cooper Industries
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 17, 2012, sent to the company Apr 3, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 17, 2012
The product, in the report: Motion sensing light switch
The consumer says the switch was installed ten months ago. One day he smelled something burning. The light switch was hot and it started smoking. He shut off the circuit breaker. He took out the switch and saw that it was melted and black on the inside. The consumer says that it would have burned his house down if he was not home. The consumer’s next step is to contact the manufacturer. The switch was in the off position at the time of the incident.
- Model
- product number 6107
- Serial number
- 390-6107XX-EG1D
- Bought from
- Menard’s
- Bought
- Apr 14, 2011, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cooper Wiring Devices, made or sold by HeathCo
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 10, 2012, sent to the company Mar 20, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 5, 2012
The product, in the report: 2 Circuit flexible connector,
The consumer says there were sparks and flames that started to grow. A portion of the ceiling caught fire. They turned off the electrical circuit to get it to stop. The light is partially melted. The consumer says the unit may have been on for about an hour and 15 minutes this morning.
- Model
- Part # L942
- Where
- Unspecified: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cooper Lighting, made or sold by Cooper Industries
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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