CPSC Recall in 2012: Flushmate Recalls Flushmate® III Pressure-Assisted Flushing System Due to Impact and Laceration Hazards
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The Flushmate III system can burst, shatter toilet tank, injure users. Flushmate has received 304 reports of systems bursting, resulting in property damage and 14 injuries.
The system can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure. This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact or laceration hazards to consumers and property damage.
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Flushmate has received 304 reports of the product bursting, resulting in property damage and 14 impact or laceration injuries.
The Home Depot and Lowe's stores, distributors and plumbing contractors nationwide for about $108, and sold to toilet manufacturers including American Standard, Crane, Eljer, Gerber, Kohler, Mansfield and St. Thomas.
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