PAT Testing and Portable Appliance Testing information - Safety Recalls for UK Electrical Products

If your refrigerator or freezer was bought in 1994 or before, you should check to see if it is fitted with a Danfoss compressor.

Recent tests suggest that the gradual decay of a plastic material on the starting device of Danfoss compressors from this period can under extreme circumstances cause a potential risk of fire. The starter produced after 1994 in modern compressors does not - and will not in the future - carry this risk.

You will find the compressor at the back or on the side of your refrigerator or freezer, and possibly behind a cover in some cases.

You should disconnect the power cable before you move your refrigerator or freezer.

To identify a Danfoss compressor, please look for a yellow label with Danfoss name, logo and model type on the front of the compressor. See the illustration.

If you find a Danfoss compressor mounted in your refrigerator or freezer, manufactured and dating back to 1994 or before, you should take the following action to eliminate a potential risk of fire:
* contact Danfoss to order the free spare part
* seek qualified assistance from a service technician to have it fitted.

You can find more information and order the free spare part you need at:

Web: www.danfoss.co.uk/compressorinfo

Danfoss hotline (free phone): tel: 0808 238 1499
(weekdays from 9 am - 9 pm, Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 5 pm)

REFRIGERATION &
AIR CONDITIONING DIVISION