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DESA Heating Products Recalls Portable Propane Convection Heaters

Date: February 1, 2006
Company: Home centers and hardware stores nationwide from August 2005 through December 2005 for between $100 and $130.
Status: Ongoing
Source: CPSC

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Consumers should stop using this heater immediately. The firm is out of business. A remedy is no longer available. Consumers should discard the product.

Affected Products

DESA 40-80,000 BTU Portable Propane Convection Heaters generate from 40,000 to 80,000 BTUs an hour. The following model names and number are involved in this recall: Reddy Heater (RCP80VC), All-Pro (SPC-80CC), MASTER (TC80VC), Universal (80-CC), and Dayton (6BY73). These heaters have serial numbers between 017390000 and 017632220. The model and serial numbers are on the carton and on labels attached to the heater. The designation "Made in China" is on the carton and model label attached to the heater.

Why Was This Recalled?

The burners on these heaters can "flashback", which is when fire burns inside the burner tube rather than out the end. This can cause the lower portion of the burner tube to get hot enough to ignite combustible material under the heater.

Where Was This Sold?

Distribution information not available.

About Home centers and hardware stores nationwide from August 2005 through December 2005 for between $100 and $130.

Home centers and hardware stores nationwide from August 2005 through December 2005 for between $100 and $130. has 1 total recall tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the CPSC. Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report