Philips power strips and surge protectors
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 7, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Nov 5, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Jan 7, 2015the latest report was made
- Jul 22, 2012the earliest
- 3with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Philips
- Maker
- Philips Consumer LifestyleMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power strips and surge protectorsCPSC’s product type: Surge Suppressors or Power Strips (code 4083), in Electronics: Cables, Surge & Power Protection
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“Philips Power Sentry Relocatable Power Tap” and “Phillips”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | 1 |
| September 2012 | 1 |
| July 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 3 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 7, 2015, sent to the company Jan 15, 2015, published by CPSC Jan 30, 2015
The product, in the report: White Philips PowerSquid surge protector, 5-outlet type
My Philips PowerSquid surge protector nearly burned my 10 year old daughter and her friend. She plugged in her keyboard, and then left. Moments later when she returned to attempt to plug in her disco ball, the surge protector arch flashed into flames. The flames just missed her head and face! By the grace of God neither one of the children were harmed, but they were in shock! Unfortunately, the fire severely burned up the surge protector and surrounding area of my carpet. I was unable to identify what caused this malfunction. The only other electronic that was plugged into the surge protector was a TV, but it was not turned on at the time. I immediately reported this incident to Philips and emailed them several photos of the surge protector and damages carpet. I was asked to send a copy of my receipt, but I just moved from Montana to Texas. Therefore, I purged a lot things, so don’t believe I’ll be able to find my receipt. Unfortunately, due to not being able to produce my receipt, I was denied any compensation for the damaged items. Nor were they interested in investigating their product to determine the cause for the malfunction. I also posted a consumer review comment on the Phillips website regarding my experience with this product. My comment was removed and I received an email stating that my comment didn’t follow their review guidelines.
- Model
- SPP1591WA/
17 - UPC
- unknown (burned up)
- Serial number
- unknown (burned up)
- Bought from
- Walmart
- Where
- Katy, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 10, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Philips, made or sold by Philips Consumer Lifestyle
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 10, 2012, sent to the company Sep 20, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 4, 2012
The product, in the report: Philips Power Sentry Relocatable Power Tap. Serial number #S10063100206/17, Black in color.It was UL Listed 99J.1 It has 5 plug in connections.
On 8/11/2012, @ 6:37AM, I awoke to a popping noise, thought someone was popping popcorn. As I was getting up to check the noise out, I then was hearing a sparking type of noise too and both noises was getting louder. I ran downstairs to see that our Philips Power Sentry Relocatable Power Tap (serial # S10063100206/17) was on fire. I yelled “FIRE” to wake the family and grabbed the fire extinguisher. By the time I was going to put it out, it was out but the smoke was so bad of smelling like rubber and smoke, that my husband grabbed the power tap and threw it outside. This power tap has 5 plug outlets and we were using only 4 of them. And what we had plugged in doesn’t draw allot of current for this to just start on fire. We have had this for about a yr or so now and never had any reason to think it would catch on fire like it did. We also don’t have the receipt anymore because it has been this long before anything happened. We bought at our local Walmart here in Milwaukee WI. We have damage to our floor lamp that was plugged in, the cord is burnt and singed. We also have our home surveillance system ([REDACTED]) that has (4) separate power supplies, all cords are burnt and singed. We won’t use our surveillance system because of the condition of the cords. We don’t feel safe using any of the cords damaged. One power supply is for the DVR, one for the flat screen monitor and one to run the camera. Also the floor where all were is burnt. (we aren’t too concerned with the floor, as we were tearing it out this winter anyways). If I didn’t wake to this, whose to say that my family and I and our 3 pets would not have been hurt or worse killed by this fire. There should be no reason for this to have happened since we have had this for over a year. This is a defect as my husband is pretty smart on stuff like this and he feels that the “surge protection circuit failed”? This was definitely a defect of this product and not human error on our part.
- Model
- Philips Power Sentry Relocatable Power Tap
- UPC
- burnt off
- Serial number
- S10063100206/
17 - Bought from
- Walmart
- Bought
- May 1, 2010, about then
- Where
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 29, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Philips Power Sentry Relocatable Power Tap, made or sold by Philips Consumer Lifestyle
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20120913-07DCF-1271744
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jul 22, 2012, sent to the company Aug 3, 2012, published by CPSC Aug 17, 2012
The product, in the report: 6 outlet home plug in surge protector
Electrical power surge caused plug in surge protector to catch on fire.
- Model
- SPP1137
- Bought from
- Walmart, Nevada
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2010, about then
- Where
- Silver Springs, Nevada: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 50, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Phillips, made or sold by Philips Consumer Lifestyle
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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