The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Homelight Consumer Products has announced a voluntary recall of the Powercare and EZ Clean surface cleaner attachments. Apparently, the nozzle and spray bar can break off and break the plastic housing, causing a potential laceration hazard. Nine incidents have been reported, including one cut and three property damage claims. Consumers using these products should stop immediately and contact Homelite to receive a free replacement surface cleaner attachment. It is also illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Homelight Powercare and EZ Clean Surface Cleaner Recall Details
Name of Product: Homelite Surface Cleaner Attachments
Units: About 40,000 in the United States and 1,200 in Canada
Manufacturer: Homelite Consumer Products Inc., of Anderson, S.C.
Hazard: The nozzle and spray bar of the surface cleaner attachment can break off, striking and even breaking the plastic housing of the surface cleaner unit. The broken nozzle, spray bar and/or plastic housing can also strike consumers, resulting in a potential laceration hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received nine reports of incidents involving the recalled surface cleaner attachments, including one laceration injury and three reports of minor property damage.
Description: This recall involves drum-shaped surface cleaner attachments for pressure washers. The pressure washer attachments were sold in orange or red colors and have hexagonal brass-colored nozzles inside a 15-inch plastic drum holding the spray bar. They were sold with Homelite pressure washer models HL80833 and HL80835. They were sold separately as Powercare model AP31022A and the EZ Clean model AEZ231022.
Sold exclusively at: Home Depot stores nationwide from February 2010 – June 2011 for around $70 as an attachment or $450 as part of a pressure washer kit.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers
should immediately stop using the recalled surface cleaner attachments, and contact Homelite to receive a free replacement surface cleaner attachment.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Homelite toll-free at (800) 867-9624 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET or visit the firm’s website at www.homelite.com.
