Rinnai recalls wall furnaces due to carbon monoxide hazard.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-22 February 2008-US Consumer Product Safety Commission: Rinnai recalls wall furnaces due to carbon monoxide hazard(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Direct-Vent Wall Furnaces, Models RHFE 431 and RHFE 556

Units: About 52,000

Manufacturer: Rinnai America Corp., of Peachtree City, Ga.

Hazard: A gasket in the unit can fail, posing a risk of poisonous carbon monoxide gas leaking into the home.

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