The Christmas season has brought, as every year, an increase in the sale of products related to these dates and, of course, lights have been among the best sellers. What few expected is that so many incident reports lead companies such as Walmart or Target to recall a type of lights that are typical for home decoration. The danger of fire is present and with unfortunate reports everything has become more serious and with repercussions at a commercial level even more important than usual.
Recall of these lights from the market
It is an electrical failure in the controllers of these Christmas lights produced by the brand Mr. Christmas, specialist in this type of decoration. With inspections that led to negative results due to the risks in the use of these lights because of possible heating problems, the only way out was to withdraw them from the market so as not to endanger users during these special dates. Although many have purchased these parts of this famous brand, it is important to detect which models are affected and which may be at risk of fire.
The lights have been put on sale by Walmart and Cracker Barrel under the name of Christmas lights controller, while in Target they have the denomination of tree lighting switch. With green, red and white colors, typical of Christmas, these lights will have a special feature: a switch in the shape of a candy cane. The inscribed models of these parts that may bring problems are numbers 39611, 39612 and 39630. Mr. Christmas has several models for sale, but only these will be in danger of overheating and they are asking supermarkets like Walmart to take them off sale to the public.
How to report faults
In case you are one of the Christmas enthusiasts who have bought these lights that can even cause fires, in the worst case scenario, you should act on it by stopping using them. However, you can also ask for a full refund if you have the purchase receipt and go to the store where you bought them. Whether at Walmart, Target or Cracker Barrel. It is clear that stopping using it is linked to the safety of your family, since with this you will be in constant danger of possible overheating and a fire that you do not want in your home.
While there are many who have already purchased these Christmas lights produced by Mr. Christmas, there are many others that have remained unsold in the branches, but will be reiterated for fear of potential problems. In the event that you have any fires or product failures after use, it is important that you report them and have an inspector take care of the fault report.
