THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: CRIMPED LOW PRESSURE DIVING HOSES
UNITS: ABOUT 820
IMPORTER: SILENT DIVING SYSTEMS LLC, OF CENTER CONWAY, N.H.
MANUFACTURER: AMBIENT PRESSURE DIVING LTD., OF HELSTON, CORNWALL, UNITED KINGDOM
HAZARD: DIVING HOSES MAY HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT CRIMPS, WHICH CAN ALLOW GAS TO LEAK OR WATER TO ENTER INTO THE RE-BREATHER UNIT OF THE SCUBA DIVING EQUIPMENT, POSING A DROWNING HAZARD TO THE USER.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: NONE REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THE CRIMPED HOSES ARE USED TO CARRY THE AIR SUPPLY IN THE RE-BREATHING DIVING SYSTEM. THE HOSES WERE SOLD ON THREE RE-BREATHING MODELS: INSPIRATION, EVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION PLUS. HOSES WITH A SMOOTH (UNCRIMPED) COLLAR AND WITH THE MODEL NUMBERS LISTED BELOW ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL:
| AP300/15 | ADV SUPPLY HOSE |
| RB20/03 | OXYGEN INJECTION HOSE |
| EV20/03 | OXYGEN INJECTION HOSE |
| RB20/10 | BUZZER HOSE |
| EV11A/1 | VISION HANDSET HOSE |
| RB11A/1 | CLASSIC HANDSET HOSE |
| RB11/B | HANDSET HOSE |
| AP300/10 | ADV HOSE |
| AP300/38 | ADV HOSE |
HOSES WITH EIGHT FLATS ON THE HOSE COLLAR HAVE BEEN CRIMPED AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
SOLD BY: SILENT DIVING SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE FROM JANUARY 2007 THROUGH AUGUST 2008 FOR ABOUT $60. RE-BREATHERS WERE SOLD FOR ABOUT $10,000.
MANUFACTURED IN: ENGLAND
REMEDY: CONSUMERS WITH THE RECALLED HOSES SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE HOSES AND CONTACT SILENT DIVING SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT HOSE. ALL KNOWN PURCHASERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY SILENT DIVING SYSTEMS REGARDING THE RECALL.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT SILENT DIVING SYSTEMS TOLL-FREE AT (877) 336-4077 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.SILENTDIVING.COM
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