Recalls: Faulty Ventilator Motor May Burn Your House Down
Venmar is recalling 75,000 heat recovery ventilators manufactured between 1991 and 2001. The ventilators, designed to bring fresh air into a home, contain a motor that can overheat and catch fire. Four motors have already caught fire, with one in Michigan causing $1 million in damage.
Several brands and models contain the faulty motor. The model number will appear as a large, bold number on the first line of either a silver or black label on the ventilator's outside panel. The affected units, from Venamar's web site:
- Venmar: AEXX, EARC, 1XX, 30X, 40X, 40XXX
- Venmar AVS: 1.X, 2.X, 30XX, 55XX
- Flair : 30, 30XX, 55, 55XX, 85115
- vänEE: 10, 1XX, 100X, 20, 20XX, 30XX, 90
- Conformax: 300, 350, 400
- NuTone: NUTR130
- Carrier, Bryant: VXXXXXXXXX, ERVXXXXXXX, HRVXXXXXXX
- Payne Day & Night: VXXXXXXXXX
- Heil: HEILXXXXX
- York: 5263554XXXX
- Sears Brand: OPTIMUM
- Guardian by Broan : 100X, 200X
- Rheem, Ruud, Protech, Weatherking: 84-ERV100, 84-ERV200, 84-HRV100, 84-HRV200
Venmar Ventilation Inc. Recalls Heat Recovery Ventilators Due to Fire Hazard [CPSC]
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Have had venmar unit since 1995, bought with the house. Outside of motor unit said lubrication not required. As unit got older and motor began to develop vibration I dismantled it and inside the motor casing itself says "oil every 6 months" or something to that effect. Interesting. Eventually the noise became so much I removed the motor and replaced with an aftermarket one. The used motor unit makes a great fan for use while I work out on the treadmill.
Nothing brings in fresh air like the vacuum created by a large fire. Nothing.