AN urgent warning has been issued over a popular household gadget with a “serious risk of electric shock and explosion”;;.
The online marketplace has pulled the product from the website.
The 3000w Water Immersion Heater with an automatic temperature control was available on eBay for £10.99.
But the product was found to be unsafe to use, according to anadvisoryissued by the UK government.
The dodgy gadget has exposed gaps to the live parts which present serious risk of getting electrocuted.
It also could cause fire and explosion as the adaptor has no fuse to protect the equipment cable.
The product therefore does not meet the requirementsof the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
Customers have been advised to stop using the product immediately and contact the retailer about the return.
The advisory reads: “If the equipment as supplied is connected to the
mains power supply, the exposed gaps to the live parts are visible.
“If a consumer inserts something conductive into the live parts they could be electrocuted.
“The product also presents a risk of fire and explosion as the supplied travel adaptor is marked as being fitted with a 13A fuse.
“Testing revealed that the adaptor and the 3-pin plug fitted to the equipment has no fuse to protect the equipment cable.”;;
The product has now been removed from the eBay marketplace.
The Sun has reached out to eBay for a comment.
It comes as over “serious electric shock risk”;;.
A popular Amazon gadget has been urgently recalled over fears it could give users a deadly electric shock.
Meanwhile, parents have been sold in the UK.
