The Consumer Product Safety Com-mission in cooperation with U.S. Boiler Company, LLC of Lancaster, PA has voluntarily issued a recall of the U.S. Boiler, New Yorker Boiler, Advantage, FORCE and Archer brand gas-fired hot water residential boilers. The blocked vent switch (BVS) can fail to shut down the burners if the boilers are installed at altitudes above 5,400 feet and the vent system becomes blocked. In such event, the boiler can emit excessive amounts of carbon monoxide into the home, posing a carbo monoxide (CO) poisoning hazard.
Approximately 2,500 units were sold at independent heating and plumbing contractors and wholesale distributors nationwide from February 2009 through November 2023 for between $2000 and $4000. No injuries or incidents have been reported.
This recall involves gas-fired residential boilers with brand names U.S. Boiler, New Yorker Boiler, Advantage, FORCE and Archer. For a list of the boiler models involved in this recall, please visit www.cpsc.gov and click on “Recalls.” The U.S. boiler ES2 and Series 3 models are blue with a black top front and black vents on the front. The logo is located on the black top from of the boiler. The X-2 model has a solid teal color. The logo is located in the front middle of the boiler. The Lancer model is gray with a blue top. The logo is located in the front middle of the boiler. The FORCE G-3 model is solid gray. The logo is located in the from middle of the boiler. The CGE and CGF models are solid green.