The lamp sockets can allow loose connections
of ConsumerAffairs
Cordelia Lighting of Rancho Dominguez, Calif., is recalling about 222,000 fluorescent shop lights
The lamp sockets can allow loose connections, posing a risk of an electrical arc and fire.
The company has received 888 reports of incidents, including 382 of units smoking, 328 of units catching fire, 173 of units sparking and 5 of units with electrical arcing. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves Commercial Electric brand basic hanging shop lights that use two, 48-inch, two-pin, T8, fluorescent lamps. The recalled shop light is a metal light fixture with four plastic lamp sockets and a white finish.
It is 48 inches long, 4.25 inches wide and 2.5 inches high and has two 10.5-inch long chains for hanging. The lamp sockets must be snapped into place during installation.
Model number CESL401-06 and SKU number 201-462 are printed on a white label on the top of the fixture.
The lights, manufactured in China, were sold exclusively at The Home Depot from August 2013, through March 2014, for about $13.
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the shop lights and return them to any Home Depot store for a full refund.
Consumers may contact Cordelia Lighting at (800) 345-0542, extension 3001 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.