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Dimplex remote controls

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 23, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 23, 2011the latest report was made
  • Dec 23, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Dimplex
Maker
Dimplex North America Ltd.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Remote controlsNot remotes for toysCPSC’s product type: Remote Control, Universal or Ns (Excl. Remotes For Toys) (code 574), in Electronics: TV & Video

By month

1 report from January 2011 to December 2011; the most in December 2011, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20111

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 Dec 23, 2011, sent to the company Jan 30, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 13, 2012

    The product, in the report: Remote Control Kits for Electric Fireplaces and Stoves

    The consumer said that she not aware that the wall unit was under recall (Release #10-167).

    On 12/22/11 around 2:30 pm the consumer said that there was a strong odor of electric burning in the house. The consumer was in her bedroom when she smelt the odor. The consumer when downstairs where the living room is located and saw that the plug-in wall unit was completed melted and all around the wall was black. The consumer did not see any flames.

    The consumer could not immediately unplug the unit because it was extremely hot at touch. The consumer waited a half an hour then unplugged the melted unit. There were no injuries

    Model
    47-1010R
    Bought from
    Home Depot, Alabama
    Bought
    Dec 22, 2009
    Where
    Oneonta, Alabama: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Dimplex, made or sold by Dimplex North America 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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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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