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Please see the notification of recall (below) regarding Thermostats made by White-Rodgers and being used in the US and Canada.
Our HVAC service provider contacted White-Rodgers directly and was told each homeowner who has a thermostat that should be replaced needs to call the manufacturer directly to receive a free retrofit kit or thermostat. The retrofit kit can be installed by you or we can assist, but a new thermostat should be installed by an actual AC contractor.
We are checking our records to see if any of the thermostats we've replaced for you are subject to the recall and we will be physically checking your thermostats next week to see if any of them are missing the battery icon as indicated below in the email from Old Republic. If so, we will advise you to call White-Rodgers for the retrofit kit.
If you need it, White-Rodgers can be reached toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday-or visit their website at www.white-rodgers.com and click on the White-Rodgers 1F8x-04xx Thermostat Recall link found at the lower, left-hand corner of the homepage for more information.
We will advise immediately if there are any issues with the homes we manage. ~Executive Errands
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Kathy Lansford & Nikki Arango
Home Warranty Specialists
(800) 282-7131 Ext: 1169 & 1305
kathy@orhp.com
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Dear Leslie,
Please forward the following information to your clients and help keep them safe!
White-Rodgers, a major thermostat provider, has recalled over 1 million thermostats in the United States and Canada due to a fire hazard caused by alkaline batteries leaking onto the thermostat's circuit board.
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Which Thermostats are Subject to Recall?
The digital thermostats are white with blue lighted screens and will have one of the following names printed on the front:
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The thermostats have a battery door on the top, left-hand corner. There are three or four buttons to the right and three or four more buttons below the thermostat screen.
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Recalled thermostats do not show a battery icon on the left side of the blue lighted screen.
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Only thermostats without a battery icon
are subject to recall.
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What Should You Do?
If you own one of these brands, check your thermostat for the battery icon on the left-hand side of the blue lighted screen. If the battery icon is not shown, contact White-Rodgers to receive a free repair or a replacement thermostat.
Consumer Contact:
Call White-Rodgers toll-free at (888) 624-1901 from
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday-or visit their website at www.white-rodgers.com and click on the White-Rodgers 1F8x-04xx Thermostat Recall link found at the lower, left-hand corner of the homepage for more information.
Wishing you continued success,
Kathy Lansford & Nikki Arango
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Executive Errands® PO Box 2782 Palm Desert, CA 92261
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