![]() The model number TX900 or TX900A and the words "Portable Gas Radiant Heater" also appear on the instructions inside the rear door.Ĭonsumers should stop using the heater and call call Irwin Industrial (which owns the BernzOmatic brand name) toll-free at 80 for instructions on how to return it for the $250 bounty. "BernzOmatic" appears on the front of the heater and on the instructions inside the rear door. Recalled heaters have a green metal cabinet that is approximately 9 inches wide, 14 inches high, and 7 inches deep with room inside for one or two 14.1 ounce propane gas cylinders. The heaters are often re-sold in yard sales and in second-hand stores. Bernzomatic repeated the recall in 1988, 1989, and 1990.Ībout 7,000 of the recalled heaters are believed to still be in use. Constructed of durable steel with reliable valves. The lightweight, universal design is compatible with most portable stoves, lanterns, heaters and outdoor appliances. Perfect for on-the-go cooking, grilling, heating and lighting. ![]() ![]() Bernzomatic originally recalled the camping-style heaters in 1966 and reissued the recall in cooperation with CPSC in 1987. Venture into the great outdoors with the Propane Camping Cylinder 4-Pack. Carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a defective burner in the heaters has killed at least 42 people, six of them since 1987.Ībout 40,000 of these portable propane gas radiant heaters were sold for $30-35 nationwide from 1962 to 1966. ![]() CPSC, BernzOmatic, once located in Medina, New York (now a brand under Irwin Industrial, located in Wilmington, OH), is offering owners of model TX900 and TX900A propane heaters $250 to return the heaters to the company. Vtg Propane Lantern Bernz-O-Matic Porta Light Lantern Propane Pyrex Paperwork. ![]()
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