CPSC recall 08-530 · December 20, 2007

McQuay Air Conditioners/Heat Pumps recall

CPSC recall number: 08-530
Published: December 20, 2007
Units: About 8,800
Type: Through-the-wall units and PTACs
Made in: Malaysia

Hazard

Wires in the heater element can overheat and spark, posing a smoke and fire hazard to consumers.

What owners should do

McQuay has been directly notifying businesses. Building managers or owners who have not been contacted by McQuay should stop using the recalled units immediately and contact the firm for a free repair kit.

Read the official CPSC notice

Contact: For more information, contact McQuay at (800) 377-2787 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, send an e-mail to bob.welch@mcquay.com, or visit the firm's Web site at www.mcquay.com

Model numbers in this notice

PTAC12B208
PTAC12B265
PTHP12B208
PTHP12B265
PTAC15B208
PTAC15B265
PTHP15B208
PTHP15B265

As the notice prints them. Some notices name a model's base number or prefix, and most also limit the recall by serial number or date: the description below says which.

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How to identify a recalled unit

The recall involves the Remington and McQuay "ComfortPac" Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners (PTAC) and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHP) commonly installed in hotels, nursing homes, and other commercial locations. These "B" and "B+" vintage electric heat units come in size 12 (12,000 BTU) and size 15 (15,000 BTU). The model numbers included in the recall are: PTAC12B208 KXBA and KXCA PTAC12B265 MXBA and MXCA PTHP12B208 KXBA and KXCA PTHP12B265 MXBA and MXCA PTAC15B208 KXBA and KXCA PTAC15B265 MXBA and MXCA PTHP15B208 KXBA and KXCA PTHP15B265 MXBA and MXCA The model numbers are printed on the product identification plate, which is located underneath the front cover below the control box. The recalled units also have the following numbers on the power cord: 105575703 (208/230V) and 105575803 (265V).

Incidents reported

McQuay has received three reports of fires that caused property damage and four additional reports of smoke, smoldering, and/or charring. One incident led to two consumers being treated for smoke inhalation.

Where and when it was sold

McQuay sales representatives and distributors nationwide from November 2001 through June 2006 for about $350.

Firms named in the notice

OYL Manufacturing Co., of Malaysia; McQuay International, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Photos from the notice

Recalled Air Conditioner/Heat Pump

Photos: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Restated from CPSC recall 08-530, published December 20, 2007 and last updated by CPSC May 23, 2014; read from the CPSC recall database October 6, 2026. compare.ac is not affiliated with CPSC or the recalling firm. This page is not a safety certification, and only the firm can confirm whether an individual unit is included.