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For Immediate Release
Contact: Mark Ross
December 17, 1997
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1188
Release # 98-046
CPSC, NuTone Inc. Announce Recall of Ceiling Exhaust Fan and
Light Units
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), NuTone Inc. of Cincinnati,
Ohio, is recalling more than 500,000 Ceiling Exhaust Fan
and Light units. The light socket in these units could be
wired incorrectly, which presents an electrical shock hazard
when replacing the light bulb.
Consumers can continue to use the fan and light units,
but should not attempt to change the light bulb or examine
the units, unless the power has been turned off at the
circuit breaker.
CPSC and NuTone are not aware of any injuries involving
these fan and light units. This recall is being conducted to
prevent shock-related injuries.
This recall involves the NuTone models 663LN, 663LNMP,
663LNB, 669L, 669LB, VF305C and VF307C Ceiling Exhaust Fan
and Light units, which are wired to remote wall switches.
When installed, the white grill of the fan/light units
protrudes from the ceiling in a shallow "V" shape. The grill
measures 12 1/4 inches long by 10 3/4 inches wide. It has a
white light lens at its center with air intake vents on each
side.  The NuTone name and model number are not visible on
the grill, but are listed on the installation instructions
and on the cardboard packaging.
Consumers with units matching this description should
call NuTone at (800) 273-1124 anytime. NuTone will provide
additional guidance to help consumers determine if their
unit is involved in this recall.
A free repair kit with installation instructions will
be sent to consumers with recalled fan and light units.
Various national chain and independent hardware stores
sold the units nationwide from June 1996 through July 1997
for about $60 to $75. The units also were installed in newly
constructed homes during this time period.
Other models of NuTone fans with larger grills or
fluorescent lights are not involved in this recall.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects
the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury and for information on CPSC's
fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772
or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press
release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the
handset of your fax machine and enter the release number.
98046,CPSC, NUTONE INC. ANN. RECALL OF CEILING EXHAUST FAN
AND LIGHT UNITS, LIGHT SOCKET COULD BE WIRED INCORRCTLY,
PRESENTING SHOCK HAZARD
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                         CPSC Public Calendar
Vol. XXV  No. 12          U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
			  Washington,  D.C. 20207
December 17, 1997
Commission Agendas
There are no Commission briefings or Commission meetings scheduled
for the week of December 22, 1997. Listed below is the agenda for the
Commission meeting scheduled for the week of January 5, 1998.
Circumstances sometimes require changes to the agenda prior to the
meeting.  For a recorded message concerning the latest agenda
information call (301) 504-0709.
Commission Meeting     		Room 420, East West Towers
Thursday, January 8, 1998     	4330 East West Highway
10:00 a.m.          		Bethesda, Maryland
Open to the Public
Bunk Beds
The staff will brief the Commission on options for Commission action
to address entrapment hazards associated with bunk beds.
Meetings Between Commission Staff and Outside Parties
     All meetings listed below are open to the public unless otherwise
stated.  For information on a specific meeting or to attend a meeting,
please call the contact person listed for that meeting.
    Abbreviations: we use asterisks (*) to identify meetings for the
current week which have not appeared before  in  the  printed  Public
Calendar.  If the meeting involves discussion of a "substantial interest
matter," defined by CPSC's Meetings Policy, we show the date when
we posted notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar.  The Master
Calendar is in the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, telephone
(301) 504-0800.  We indicate whether a meeting is of substantial
interest by the symbol (S); we use the symbol (N) to indicate non-
substantial interest meetings.  The Commission offices are located in
the East West Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland.
     Under the Meetings Policy, a staff person holding or attending
a substantial interest meeting must file a log of the meeting with the
Office of the Secretary within 20 days.
Week of December 22 thru December 28
No meetings scheduled for this week.
Future
Monday, December 29
Hammad Malik, Engineering Sciences, meeting with Kenneth Vessey
and Larry Bruno, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., to discuss CPSC
staff thermoplastic testing and to tour CPSC testing facilities; time
and location to be determined. For additional information contact
Hammad Malik, (301) 504-0508, ext. 1297.  (S)
Monday, January 5
(Previously scheduled for Friday, December 19)
Elizabeth Leland, Economic Analysis, and other CPSC staff meeting
with Chris Rovenstine and John Andres, Nighthawk Systems, Inc.,
Colorado Springs, CO, to discuss the use of digital displays on
carbon monoxide (CO) alarms; 1:00 p.m., East West Towers, room
715.  The meeting was requested by Nighthawk Systems, Inc. (A
portion of the meeting is closed to the public because of the
proprietary information that will be discussed.)  For additional
information contact Elizabeth Leland, (301) 504-0962, ext. 1321.  (S)
Addendum
  Meeting notices printed in this section did not reach the Office of
the Secretary in time to meet the Tuesday noon deadline for the
previously printed Public Calendar.  Under the CPSC Meetings
Policy, however, staff persons, including Commissioners, can meet
the seven-day notice requirement by placing notice of meeting on the
Master Calendar at least seven days before the meeting.  The Master
Calendar is in the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, East West
Towers Building.
  In addition, the policy allows the Office of the General Counsel to
waive the seven-day notice requirement of meetings of the staff
personnel, and individual Commissioners can waive the requirement
for themselves and their personal staff.
Tuesday, December 16
Kailash Gupta, Epidemiology and Health Sciences, and other CPSC
staff met with representatives of the Soap and Detergent Association
and others to discuss Harmonization of Classification and Labeling
systems; 11:00 a.m., East West Towers, room 709.  The meeting
was requested by Dr. Richard Sedlak of the Soap and Detergent
Association.  For additional information contact Kailash Gupta, (301)
504-0994, ext. 1386.  (N)
Wednesday, December 17
Margaret Neily, Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff meeting
with Mary Howe and Larry Martin of the American Apparel
Manufacturers Association (AAMA) to discuss concerns with "tight-
fitting" children's sleepwear requirements; 10:30 a.m., East West
Towers, room 715.  The meeting was requested by Mary Howe,
AAMA.  For additional information contact Margaret Neily, (301)
504-0550.  Posted on Master Calendar 12/10/97.  (S)
Friday, December 19
Commissioner Thomas H. Moore and Pamela Weller and Michael
Gougisha, Counselors to Commissioner Moore, meeting with Peter
Sparber, National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM), to
discuss upholstered furniture fires; 10:00 a.m., East West Towers,
room 725.  The meeting was requested by Peter Sparber.  For
additional information contact Linda Taylor, (301) 504-0290.  Posted
on Master Calendar 12/10/97.  (S)
Friday, December 19
Neal Gasser, Laboratory Sciences, meeting with John Rogers,
American Fireworks Standard Laboratory (AFSL) and Dale Miller.
an independent consultant for AFSL, to continue discussion on
development of a testing plan for the following product categories,
and the provision that they will be tested for:  (1) Missiles,
Helicopters, and Rockets (anti-flame provision); (2) Helicopters
(flight trajectory provision); (3) Roman Candles (provision
requirements for a spike, 2-inch clay plug, and void space size); (4)
Reloadable Tube Aerial Shell Devices (packaging provision
pertaining to Six-Shots vs. Twelve-Shots per tube); 10:00 a.m.,
AFSL, 7316 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 214, Bethesda, MD.  For
additional information contact Neal Gasser, (301) 413-0037 (non-
voting member).  (N)
                           Holiday Schedule
Since there are few meetings scheduled during the holiday period, the
Public Calendar will not be published during the next two weeks.
Notices of meetings scheduled during this period will be kept on the
Master Calendar maintained in the Office of the Secretary - call (301)
504-0800.
The notices will also be published in the Addendum of the next Public
Calendar published on January 7, 1998.
                    Have a happy and safe holiday!
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