The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Globe Fire Sprinkler Corp., of Standish, Mich., announced a voluntary recall of the Globe Model J Series Dry Fire Sprinklers.
Units: About 300,000
The sprinkler heads can deteriorate over time and fail to operate in a fire. Globe has received five reports of sprinklers that failed to operate as intended during a fire. Globe has received no reports of injuries caused by sprinklers failing to operate.
Model J Series dry fire sprinklers come in pendent, upright, and sidewall configurations. The name “Globe,” the letter “J” and the year of manufacture (1990 though 1999) are embossed on the frame of each sprinkler. These dry sprinklers were designed to be installed in areas of buildings where the sprinklers or water supply pipes may be subject to freezing, such as unheated attics, freezers and coolers, parking garages, porches and warehouses.
These sprinklers were sold by fire protection contractors nationwide from January 1990 through December 1999 for between $27 and $36 per sprinkler head. They were manufactured in the United States.
Contact Globe immediately to arrange to receive replacement sprinkler heads at a reduced cost of $9 per sprinkler head. For additional information, contact Globe at (800)248-0278 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.globesprinkler.com and click on the “Recall” link.
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07209.html
