Triangle Tube announces recall to repair certain boilers
By HPAC Magazine
Health & Safety HPAC General Hydronics Prestige Solo recall vent adapterFlue gas can escape if the vent adapter is not securely reattached after maintenance or repair on Prestige Solo and Prestige Excellence condensing gas boilers manufactured between November 2011 and October 2019.
Triangle Tube is conducting a voluntary product recall to repair certain boilers in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada.
The recall involves 22 models of the Prestige Solo and Prestige Excellence condensing gas boilers manufactured between November 2011 and October 2019, for residential and light commercial use.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission notice, flue gas can escape from the gas boilers if the vent adapter is not securely reattached to the boiler after maintenance or repair, posing a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard.
The boilers included in the recall have the following serial number ranges:
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Product Name |
Models by Prefix |
Serial # Range |
Date of Manufacture |
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Prestige Solo -Prefix: PT |
PT 60, PT110, PT 110LP, PT175, PT250, PT399, PT399HP |
PT0000110 to PT0053776 or PTA002645 through PTA09800 or AE1100 through AE1239 |
November 2011 through December 2015 |
|
Prestige Solo – Prefix: PA |
PA80, PA110, PA155, PA175, PA250, PA299, PA399 |
PA044928 through PA139939 |
January 2016 through March 2019 |
|
Prestige Excellence – Prefix: PTE or PTEA |
PTE 110 |
PTE0000568 through PTE 053690 and PTEA002889 through PTEA 003086 |
November 2011 through December 2015 |
|
Prestige Excellence – Prefix: PEA or PEB2 |
PEA 110 PEB2 110 |
PEA 078169 through PEA143958 and PEB2157356 through PEB2159813 |
January 2016 through March 2019 |
|
Prestige Solo – Prefix: PB |
PB80, PB110, PB155, PB175, PB250, PB299, PB399 |
PB2152110 through PB2163489 |
April 2019 through October 2019 |
Triangle Tube has sent a letter and will schedule a free repair for consumers. The firm has received one report of a death from carbon monoxide poisoning associated with the recalled boilers in 2016 following a repair where the adapter was not reattached. The firm has also received two other reports of vent tube adapter separation from the recalled boilers.
