InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Portable fan heater with attached wall plug.

Portable fan heater with attached wall plug.

Name: Air Heater

Category: 10

Date: 2026-04-03

Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment

Risk Type: Fire

Danger: The plug’s pins are too close to the periphery and too short. If there is a surge in current, the plug could catch fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 21/01/2026Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 02/03/2026

Description: Portable fan heater with attached wall plug.

Notifying Country: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Portable fan heater with attached wall plug.

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