The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Rinnai have announced
a voluntary recall of Rinnai’s direct-vent wall furnaces, models RHFE 431 and
RHFE 556, sold from February 2000 through December 2007.
The
models are fueled by either natural gas or LP gas (propane). A gasket in the
unit can fail, posing a risk of poisonous carbon monoxide gas leaking into the
home. Rinnai has received 11 reports of carbon monoxide leaking from the
furnace, but no injuries have been reported.