Official recall record
Kktect hot air gun
- Issuing authority
- OPSS (UK)
- Alert date
- 2023-08-16
- Country of alert
- United Kingdom
- Alert level
- Product Safety Report
- Alert type
- Product safety report
What the authority reported
The product presents a high risk of fire and electric shock as the earth connection was not connected to exposed metal parts on the front metal nozzle and there was no fuse was present to protect the product from over-current fault conditions. Additionally, the plug and fuse are considered to be counterfeit as there was no approval markings or licence number and the fuse did not contain a ballast. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-06-05.