Chicago Electric torches, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 6, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 6, 2014the latest report was made
- Oct 6, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Chicago Electric
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Torches, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Torches, Not Specified (code 890), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2014 | 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 6, 2014, sent to the company Nov 13, 2014, published by CPSC Dec 8, 2014
The product, in the report: acetylene torch set made by Chicago Electric for Harbor Freight Tools. Model Number 98958 Serial Number C0811
While I was sweating a plumbing pipe, the oxygen hose split. Had I been inside instead of outside the split would have allowed the escaping gas to possibly explode since the split occurred at the lit end of the torch. This torch has only been in use for about 6 months as a hobby torch. I got it for Christmas last year. It is not used daily and still looks brand new.
I took the torch hose to the Harbor Freight in Erie, PA. I spoke with [REDACTED] first. She called the manager, [REDACTED]. He refused to give me his last name. I showed him the split in the hose. He asked if I had the receipt. I told him I did not, however, since this is a safety issue he needed to look at the hose. He said it was not a safety issue and if I didn’t have the receipt there was nothing he would do. His attitude was that I was wasting his time and he didn’t care, then he walked away from me.
- Model
- 98958
- Serial number
- C0811
- Bought from
- Harbor Freight
- Bought
- Nov 30, 2013, about then
- Where
- Jackson Center, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 63, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Chicago Electric, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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.
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