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Autumn 2019
energysafe issue 53
Safety Alert issued on four
open flued gas space heaters
By Enzo Alfonsetti, Manager—Type A Gas Appliance & Component Safety
Energy Safe Victoria has issued Safety Alerts
on four open flued gas log space heaters.
All models failed safety tests.
The Coronial Inquest into the death
of Sonia Sofianopoulos in May 2018
prompted Energy Safe Victoria to assess
the compliance and safety of open flued
space heaters and Type 2 decorative
effect appliances, certified at that time.
The certification bodies responsible for
the certification of these appliances were
asked to carry out independent testing
in NATA accredited laboratories and be
satisfied that the appliances they had
certified upheld compliance.
Model: Regency i31 Model: Regency F38/FG38
Model: Real Flame Pyrotech Model: Nectre 2000
Of the 22 certifications that were
assessed (including the Pyrox Heritage),
17 certifications covered open flued
space heaters, and five certifications
covered Type 2 decorative effect
appliances.
In addition to the Pyrox Heritage, a
further four certified open flued space
heaters were determined to be unsafe.
The four appliances are:
» » Regency i31 (manufactured from 2010)
supplied by Fireplace Products Australia
Pty Ltd
» » Regency F38 or FG38 supplied by
Fireplace Products Australia Pty Ltd.
The F38/FG38 was branded and
supplied by Masport prior to 2006
(this excludes LP models)
» » Nectre 2000 (manufactured from
2007) supplied by Glen Dimplex
Australia Pty Ltd
» » Real Flame Pyrotech (manufactured
from 2012) also supplied by Glen
Dimplex Australia Pty Ltd.
Further information is
available on our website at:
esv.vic.gov.au/gas-log-space-
heaters
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