Triangle Tube Recalls to Repair Gas Boilers due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Triangle Tube Corporation have announced a recall to repair gas boilers due to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Here are all the details you will want to know from CPSC.gov.

Name of Product: Prestige Solo & Prestige Excellence condensing gas boiler

Hazard: Flue gas can escape from the gas boilers if the vent adapter is not securely reattached to the boiler after maintenance or repair, posing a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard to consumers.

Remedy: Repair

Recall Date: July 28, 2021

Units: 63,000

Recalled Prestige PT Series Gas Boiler (Manufactured Nov. 2011 – Dec. 2015)

If you own a Prestige condensing gas boiler, the company wants to make sure it’s working properly. The recall involves 22 models manufactured between November 2011 and October 2019 for residential and light commercial use. These wall-hung boilers are housed in white metal boxes with “Prestige” printed on the front panel as well as outside of the cardboard packing box.

Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

You might be wondering how carbon monoxide can hurt you. The answer is that it replaces the oxygen in your blood with this gas, which causes serious tissue damage or even death over time if not corrected quickly enough!

Carbon-monoxide poisoning occurs when there’s too much of it around–especially inside a closed-up space like an engine compartment where no air exchange happens frequently enough to keep these toxins out before they injure unsuspecting victims.

Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that can accumulate in your bloodstream to dangerous levels. Ingesting even small amounts could lead you down a path towards death.

Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are:

Headache

Dizziness

Weakness

Upset stomach

Vomiting

Chest pain

Confusion

CO symptoms are often described as “flu-like.” If you breathe in a lot of CO it can make you pass out or kill you. People who are sleeping or intoxicated can die from CO poisoning before they have symptoms.

How To Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

1. Today, it is very easy to install a battery-operated CO monitor in your home. This will alert you if the level of carbon monoxide gets too high and can be placed anywhere outside of where people sleep so that they wake up before going into the deepest slumber.
2. It’s a good idea to have your heating system, water heater, and any other gas, oil, or coal-burning appliances checked for maintenance by a qualified technician every year.
3. Do not use portable flameless chemical heaters indoors
4. When you buy gas equipment, buy only equipment carrying the seal of a national testing agency.
5. Make sure your gas appliances are vented properly.
6. In order to help combat the negative effects of CO, have your chimney checked or cleaned at least once per year. This will remove any blockages that may be caused by the debris.
7. Never patch a vent pipe with tape, gum, or something else.
8. Never use your stove for heating.
9. Never burn charcoal in your home.
10. Never use a generator in your home.
11. Never run a vehicle inside a closed garage.

What To Do If You Think You Have CO Poisoning

Contact Poison Control right away if you suspect poisoning. Help is available online with or by phone at 1-800-222-1222. Both options are free, expert, and confidential.

At Edwards Law Office we have handled a number of cases where people were permanently injured or killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in homes with Triangle Tube Boiler heating systems. If you own one of these boilers and are still alive, call your service provider immediately and follow that professional’s advice. Install CO detectors regardless of the type of gas appliances in your home. If you or a loved one have been seriously injured or killed, call us at  307-883-2222. Unfortunately, we have helped many families pick up the pieces after it was too late (before the recall was issued).