FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2007
Release #07-159

Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 636-1531
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Lamson & Sessions Recalls Floor Electrical Outlets Due to Shock or
Electrocution Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Carlon(r) Drop-In Floor Boxes

Units: About 100,000

Manufacturer: Lamson & Sessions, of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The recalled floor boxes are wired incorrectly resulting in
reverse polarity. This poses a shock or electrocution hazard to
consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Lamson & Sessions has received one report of an
incident with the recalled floor boxes. No injuries have been
reported.

Description: The drop-in floor boxes are used to provide an extra
electrical outlet in the floor. They were sold under the Carlon(r)
brand name and have a brass finish cover approximately 3 1/2 inches in
diameter. "Carlon" is stamped into the plastic above the receptacle
and the model number is located to the left of the receptacle. Model
numbers E971FBDI and E971FBDIB are included in this recall.

Sold at: Homecenters, hardware retailers and electrical distributors
nationwide between January 2005 and March 2007 for about $35.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately unplug anything that is plugged
into the floor box and contact Lamson & Sessions to determine if their
floor box is included in the recall. Consumers with recalled units
will receive a free repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Lamson & Sessions
toll-free at (866) 636-1531 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday, or visit www.lamson-home.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07159.html

In article , Greg wrote:

Hazard: The recalled floor boxes are wired incorrectly resulting in
reverse polarity. This poses a shock or electrocution hazard to
consumers.

Manufactured in: China

Imagine my surprise.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:34:45 GMT from Doug Miller :
In article ,
Greg wrote:

Hazard: The recalled floor boxes are wired incorrectly resulting
in reverse polarity. This poses a shock or electrocution hazard to
consumers.

Manufactured in: China

Imagine my surprise.

These days, there's very little that *isn't* manufactured in China.
It's three times the size of the US and then some, and costs are much
lower because there aren't those pesky environmental and safety
regulations.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/

In article , Stan Brown wrote:
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:34:45 GMT from Doug Miller :
In article ,
Greg wrote:

Hazard: The recalled floor boxes are wired incorrectly resulting
in reverse polarity. This poses a shock or electrocution hazard to
consumers.

Manufactured in: China

Imagine my surprise.

These days, there's very little that *isn't* manufactured in China.

Not so. You need to look around more.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

much chinese goods are produced by forced labor in prisons, frequently
by political prisoners.......

with our losing domestic manufacturing the trade deficit with china is
way too large.,

they use the excess money to buy us based things,

one day china will own us

On Apr 18, 5:34 pm, Greg wrote:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2007
Release #07-159

Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 636-1531
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Lamson & Sessions Recalls Floor Electrical Outlets Due to Shock or
Electrocution Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Carlon(r) Drop-In Floor Boxes

Units: About 100,000

Manufacturer: Lamson & Sessions, of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The recalled floor boxes are wired incorrectly resulting in
reverse polarity. This poses a shock or electrocution hazard to
consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Lamson & Sessions has received one report of an
incident with the recalled floor boxes. No injuries have been
reported.

Description: The drop-in floor boxes are used to provide an extra
electrical outlet in the floor. They were sold under the Carlon(r)
brand name and have a brass finish cover approximately 3 1/2 inches in
diameter. "Carlon" is stamped into the plastic above the receptacle
and the model number is located to the left of the receptacle. Model
numbers E971FBDI and E971FBDIB are included in this recall.

Sold at: Homecenters, hardware retailers and electrical distributors
nationwide between January 2005 and March 2007 for about $35.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately unplug anything that is plugged
into the floor box and contact Lamson & Sessions to determine if their
floor box is included in the recall. Consumers with recalled units
will receive a free repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Lamson & Sessions
toll-free at (866) 636-1531 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday, or visitwww.lamson-home.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07159.html


Aha! Exactly why I always polarity check all my installs.

I hope the checking widget I use wasn't made in china...

Dave

Stan Brown wrote:

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:34:45 GMT from Doug Miller :

In article ,
Greg wrote:


Hazard: The recalled floor boxes are wired incorrectly resulting
in reverse polarity. This poses a shock or electrocution hazard to
consumers.

Manufactured in: China

Imagine my surprise.


These days, there's very little that *isn't* manufactured in China.
It's three times the size of the US and then some, and costs are much
lower because there aren't those pesky environmental and safety
regulations.


The currency exchange rate is manupulated. I think the US finally took
action on this.

--
bud--

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:55:00 -0500 from Bud-- :
Stan Brown wrote:
These days, there's very little that *isn't* manufactured in China.
It's three times the size of the US and then some, and costs are much
lower because there aren't those pesky environmental and safety
regulations.


The currency exchange rate is manupulated. I think the US finally took
action on this.

If by "manipulated" you mean that China is propping up the US
currency for reasons of its own, then I agree with you.

If by "action" you mean continuing a policy of horrendous deficit
spending, so that the real value of the US dollar keeps declining
against other currencies, then I agree with you.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/