"Baffle" Model Slimline Steel Outdoor Rainwater Tanks
Published 19 September 2014
Product
All "Baffle" model Slimline steel outdoor rainwater tanks manufactured between mid-2004 and the end of 2006 and sold in QLD and NSW Also sold as: • Waterpoint • Waterpoint Slimline • Waterpoint Ultraslim • Slimline Think Tank • Slimline with Rainbank Identifying features description Product does not have any identifying numbers, marks, serial or batch numbers
Why it was recalled
There may not have been any silicone applied to the internal baffle rivets, which are made of galvanised zinc and may corrode.
Hazard
Corrosion of the rivets may result in a loss of internal structural support. If the defect occurs and the tank deforms, it may cause the tank to topple and crush bystanders. The following set of circumstances may cause the tank to topple over: • the tank is taller than 1.6m or between 1.3 and 1.6m high but less than 0.87m wide; and • the tank is located against a solid wall; and • there is a severe weather event (heavy rainfall and high winds); and • the tank has rapidly filled with a large volume of water.
Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.