Product Safety Report: Huhomco Lithium Electric Drill (2308-0062)

Product Safety Report for Huhomco Lithium Electric Drill presenting a high risk of fire.

Summary

Product: Huhomco Lithium Electric Drill

Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as there is insufficient creepage and clearance distance between the mains potential input, circuits and low voltage output circuits.

Corrective action: Import rejected at the border.

Product information

Type Machinery – Lithium Electric Drill
Brand Huhomco
Barcode 2303017735
Model DW-168-08
Amazon ASIN B0BF4ZRGL1
SKU TH012000UK
Country of Origin China
Product description Lithium electric drill with battery charger.
Product Report and Image Link to product image and PDF

Hazard

The product presents a high risk of fire. There is insufficient creepage and clearance distance between the mains potential input, circuits and low voltage output circuits. There is no over current protection device fitted to the mains input circuit and the live and neutral pins are too short and close to the periphery of the plug. If there was a surge in current or a fault with the drill, the plug could explode and cause a fire. The product also required improvements to marking, labelling and documentation.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.

Corrective action

The import has been rejected at the border.

Additional information

PSD case number: 2308-0062

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Updates to this page

Published 15 December 2023