Pentair Gas Pool Heater

Below is the CPSC notice regarding the recall of Pentair gas pool heaters and the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Pritzker | Ruohonen, a premier product liability law firm, is reprinting the CPSC recall as a public service. Pritzker | Ruohonen is recognized nationally in the area of product recalls and recently settled an injury case involving a recalled product for $3,750,000. The firm also recently settled a wrongful death case involving a recalled product for $6,425,000. To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or fill in the firm's online-consultation form.

Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc. Recalls Gas Pool Heaters for Carbon Monoxide Hazard

January 4, 2007 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., today announced a voluntary recall of Pentair MiniMax NT STD Gas Pool Heaters. Consumers should stop using the recalled Pentair gas pool heaters immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: MiniMax® NT STD Gas Pool Heaters

Units: About 105,000

Manufacturer: Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc., of Moorpark, Calif.

Hazard: The recalled Pentair pool heaters can emit excessive carbon monoxide (CO), posing a risk of CO poisoning in the event of a vent leak in an indoor installation.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall involves Pentair MiniMax® NT STD Gas Pool Heaters installed indoors. They have BTU ratings between 200,000 and 400,000, and use either natural gas or propane. The model number is located on the rating plate on the inner front panel of the heater. The following model numbers are included:

460427 through 460430
460439 through 460450
460531 through 460538
460543 through 460566

The heater identification number is located on the rating plate on the inner panel of the heater, which will show “NT” and “STD” in the third and fourth blocks of the number. The recall includes units with serial numbers 0606002 and lower. The recall also includes units without serial numbers. If the unit has a serial number, it is written on the data plate on the heater, which is located on the inner front door of the heater. Units with serial number 0606003 and higher are not included in this recall. MiniMax® NT Low NOx and MiniMax® NT TSI model pool heaters are not included in this recall.

Sold through: The recalled Pentair MiniMax gas pool heaters were sold by pool heater distributors and pool service equipment dealers nationwide from April 2002 through May 2006 for between $2,000 and $3,850 depending on the model number.

Assembled in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these gas pool heaters installed indoors immediately, and contact the firm to determine if their heater is included in the recall. [If you or a family member has been injured by a recalled Pentair gas pool heater, you should contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen immediately. The Pentair gas pool heater is valuable evidence and should not be repaired or tampered with in any way.]

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