The fan’s wiring is not grounded properly
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Ventamatic LTD, of Mineral Wells, Texas, is recalling about 450 Cool Draft misting fans.
The fan’s wiring is not grounded properly, posing electric shock and fire hazards.
The firm is aware of two incidents with the misting fans, including one electric shock injury to a consumer.
This recall involves Cool Draft misting mid pressure and high pressure misting fans. The misting fans fit on top of 15-gallon yellow or orange round Igloo coolers or on top of gray 40-gallon water tanks. Cool Draft by Ventamatic is printed on a sticker on the fan’s water tank and www.cooldraft.com is printed on a sticker in the center of all of fans.
The fans, manufactured in the U.S. were sold at hardware, home improvement, fire and home security retailers, buying cooperatives and online at AdvancedSystems.com, BigFogg.com, Collinssports.com, Cooldraft.com, MistNGo.com and Propack.com from November 2013, through August 2014, for between $600 and $1,200.
Consumers should stop using the misting fans immediately, unplug them and contact Ventamatic for a free repair, free shipping of the fan to Ventamatic and return to consumers.
Consumers may contact Ventamatic at (800) 433-1626 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.