Champagauri and Dipak Bhatt
6 Dec 2024 · Coroner Peter Straker · North London
The coroner's concerns
1. moisture ingress in condensate pumps
“ingress of moisture into condensate pumps may result in tracking faults causing resistive heating and fire”
2. inadequate information management
“changes in information management would result in better analysis of, and learning from, white goods fires”
3. lack of data on parts replaced for condensate pumps and RFI filters
“Manufacturers to give the and Office of Product Safety Standards (OPSS) as the regulator and London Fire Brigade (LFB) to support their fire prevention work data on parts replaced on warrantyee for condensate pumps and RFI filters”
4. inadequate manufacturing standards for condensate pumps and RFI filters
“Working group CPL / 61 look at standards of manufacture of mains and sub mains operated condensate pumps and RFI filters, to improve standards”
5. lack of data on recall and replacement decisions for condensate pumps and RFI filters
“Manufacturers to share data on decisions and rationale behind recall / replacement of condense pumps and RFI filters Office of Product Safety Standards (OPSS) as the regulator and London Fire Brigade to support their fire prevention work”
6. inadequate risk assessments not accounting for occupant behavior
“Manufacturers to be required to use the OPSS risk assessment methodology, PRISM, when conducting risk assessments to account for persons in a property and their actions, i.e. sleeping whilst a product is taking advantage of lower electricity rates”