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Gremlin Wall Lamp QB279

Official notice

23 Sept 2022

Last checked

22 Sept 2022

Critical riskOPSS

An official OPSS notice concerns Gremlin Wall Lamp QB279. The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the lamp has been incorrectly marked as a Class II construction but is a Class I construction and therefore needs to be earthed. This was also not mentioned in the instructions and only shows two wires to be connected so the consumer does not earth the lamp. As the light is not earthed, it may become live and cause an electric shock to the user. Published 2022-09-22.

What to do now

Destruction of the product. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Official notice

2022-09-22

The hazard

The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the lamp has been incorrectly marked as a Class II construction but is a Class I construction and therefore needs to be earthed. This was also not mentioned in the instructions and only shows two wires to be connected so the consumer does not earth the lamp. As the light is not earthed, it may become live and cause an electric shock to the user.

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Affected products

Product 1

Black LED dimmable wall lamp

Risk / hazard

The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the lamp has been incorrectly marked as a Class II construction but is a Class I construction and therefore needs to be earthed. This was also not mentioned in the instructions and only shows two wires to be connected so the consumer does not earth the lamp. As the light is not earthed, it may become live and cause an electric shock to the user.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

product-safety-report — serious

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Classification

product-safety-report — serious

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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