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CPSCCPSC · Consumer products·Recall number 03116

Star ME-1 dry fire sprinklers

Published June 2, 2025 · Recall initiated: April 25, 2003

What's the hazard

These sprinklers are defective and are likely to fail to operate in a fire, thereby exposing consumers to the risk of death or serious injury.

What to do

AHI's sprinkler replacement reimbursement program has concluded. CPSC previously announced that Mealane Corporation voluntarily agreed to recall Star ME-1 sprinklers manufactured from 1961 through 1976 and Central Sprinkler Company voluntarily agreed to replace Star ME-1 fire sprinklers manufactured from 1996 through 1998. The Sprinkler Corporation of Milwaukee, which manufactured Star ME-1 sprinklers from 1983 through 1995, has no assets with which to fund a recall, but is issuing a safety notice warning building owners to replace these sprinklers.

Recall details

Brand
Chemetron Corporation, an inactive subsidiary of AHI, of Boca Raton, Fla.
Manufacturer
Chemetron Corporation, an inactive subsidiary of AHI, of Boca Raton, Fla.
Distributor
American Household Inc. (AHI), formerly known as Sunbeam Corporation, of Boca Raton, Fla.
Country
US
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