Certain models of Amana brand Through-the-Wall air conditioners and heat pumps are being recalled due to a risk of fire and burn injuries.
Affected units do not comply with the electrical requirements in the applicable Underwriters Laboratories Standard, a June 25 Health Canada news release says.
“The heating element may be energized any time the unit is plugged in, regardless of the mode of the unit, and a ground fault in the equipment’s electric heater may pose a burn or fire hazard,” it says.
The four recalled Through-the-Wall models in Canada—two air conditioner models and two heat pump models—are white and have the brand name, Amana, printed on most of the units’ control covers, the recall says….