Health Canada Warns Users of a Risk of Glass Explosion from Certain Gas Fireplaces manufactured by CFM Inc. (Majestic Fireplace)
- Starting date:
- September 24, 2012
- Posting date:
- November 9, 2012
- Type of communication:
- Advisory
- Subcategory:
- Household Items, Miscellaneous
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Identification number:
- RA-15058
Products affected
What you should do
Who is affected
What industry professionals should do
Affected products
Report health or safety concerns
Media enquiries
Public enquiries
What Health Canada is doing
Consumers are being advised to stop using Majestic brand fireplaces that bear the trade names Insta-flame or Northern Flame (Models FSDV22, FSDV30 and FSDV32, Series).
Products affected
Natural gas and propane-fired direct vent free-standing fireplaces manufactured by CFM Inc. (Majestic Fireplace) that bear the trade names Insta-flame or Northern Flame (Models FSDV22, FSDV30 and FSDV32, Series).
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using these fireplaces.
Any affected fireplaces currently in use should have the fuel supply disconnected immediately. The manufacturer is no longer in business and there is no retro fit kit available. Contact a licensed gas technician for disconnection.
Who is affected
Canadians with the natural gas and propane-fired direct vent free-standing fireplaces manufactured by CFM Inc. (Majestic Fireplace) bearing the trade names Insta-flame or Northern Flame: Models FSDV22, FSDV30 and FSDV32, Series. The word “Series” includes all suffixes and prefixes associated with these models. For example, suffixes to the model number such as "N" could mean natural gas, "T" could be Top Vent and "R" could mean rear vent. These types of variations on the models, among others, would all be included in this advisory. Only models with the letter "R" in the prefix are not included in this advisory.
What industry professionals should do
Canadian retailers and distributors of these fireplaces should immediately cease sale.
Manufacturers, importers, distributors or retailers that become aware of incidents, including recalls initiated for human health or safety reasons by foreign entities, related to this or any consumer product that they supply are required to report the incident to Health Canada. Guidance on mandatory reporting is available on Health Canada's website.
Affected products
Insta-flame or Northern Flame (Models FSDV22, FSDV30 and FSDV32, Series)
Hazard identified
The relief dampers may not function properly causing the excess gas to ignite and then the glass to explode when lighting the fireplace, posing a serious risk to the safety of Canadians.
Report health or safety concerns
E-mail: CPSR-RSPC@hc-sc.gc.ca
Mail: Incident Report - Consumer Product Safety Directorate
Health Canada
123 Slater Street
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0K9
Media enquiries
Health Canada
(613) 957-2983
Public enquiries
(613) 957-2991
1-866 225-0709
What Health Canada is doing
Health Canada is warning consumers to stop using these fireplaces immediately as there is a risk of the glass exploding, which poses a serious safety risk. This advisory has been issued, instead of a recall notice, because CFM Inc. is no longer in business.