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Realtors Beware! CPSC Recalls AmeriSpec, Lowes, and Sunset Home Improvement Books

NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission


Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington,
DC 20207





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 8, 2010

Release # 10-104

Firm's
Recall Hotline: (866) 696-7602

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Home Improvement Books Recalled by Oxmoor House Due to Faulty Wiring
Instructions; Shock or Fire Hazard to Consumers

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 products. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Home Improvement Books
Units: About 951,000
Publisher: Oxmoor House, Inc., of Birmingham, Ala.
Hazard: The books contain errors in the
technical diagrams and wiring instructions that could lead consumers to
incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock
or fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recall involves nine home
improvement books, as listed below:

Title
ISBN
Publication
Date

AmeriSpec Home Repair Handbook
978-0-376-00180-1
January 2006

Lowe’s Complete Home Improvement
and Repair
978-0-376-00922-7

978-0-376-01098-8
September 2005

December 1999

Lowe’s Complete Home
Wiring
978-0-376-00928-9
May 2008

Sunset Basic Home Repairs
978-0-376-01581-5

978-0-376-01025-4
February 1995

January 1975

Sunset Complete Home Wiring
978-0-376-01594-5
December 1999

Sunset Complete Patio Book
978-0-376-01411-5

978-0-376-01397-2

978-0-376-01399-6
January 2006

January 1998

April 1990

Sunset Home Repair Handbook
978-0-376-01258-6

978-0-376-01256-2
October 1998

February 1985

Sunset Water
Gardens
978-0-376-03849-4
January 2004

Sunset You Can Build - Wiring
978-0-376-01596-9
January 2009
Sold at: Home improvement stores and
bookstores nationwide from January 1975 through December 2009 for between $13
and $35.
Printed in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop
using these books and contact Oxmoor House for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional
information, contact Oxmoor House toll-free at (866) 696-7602 anytime, or
visit the firm’s Web site at www.sunsetrecall.com

Posted Thursday Jan 21