HeathCo, LLC of Bowling Green, KY has announced the recall of about 75,000 of its Heath®/Zenith and WirelessCommand®-brand motion-sensing wall switches, manufactured in China.
The company reports that, when the switches are in the auto mode and the light is off, a small amount of leakage current passes through the electric circuit, including the socket. If consumers fail to disconnect the power at the circuit breaker and make contact with both terminals inside the socket while replacing a bulb, there is a risk of electric shock.
HeathCo says that it has not received any reports of injuries to consumers or other incidents related to the recalled wall switches, but is taking action now to prevent any future incidents.
The motion-sensing wall switches were sold through mass merchants, electrical distributors, hardware stores and online retailers from August 2007 through August 2011 for between $20 and $25.
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