Blower fans sold at Home Depot, Amazon recalled after they overheat, start fires

Intertex has recalled blower fans after the capacitor in some of them overheated and started fires causing thousands of dollars in property damage.

The B-Air VP-33 blower fans were sold at Home Depot and Menard’s and online at Amazon and Home Depot, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. About 29,500 of the fans were sold nationwide from February 2013 to December 2017 for about $200.

The CPSC said the fans are “intended primarily for commercial use for remediation. The recalled blowers were manufactured before January 1, 2018. The recalled air mover, ⅓ horsepower fans were sold in blue, red or green in a neon yellow-colored box. The B-Air logo is on the vent and on the product label.”

Intertex has received “five reports of the capacitor overheating in the blower fans and causing fire-related property damage totaling about $75,000. No injuries have been reported.”

Customers can a free repair kit including an S-3 capacitor and installation instructions.

For more information, call Intertex at 800-465-7300, between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays or 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays, or send an email to VP33recallb-air.com.