Kohler Shower Door Shattered

Hours or days later the door will then.

Kohler shower door shattered.

The door can slip out of the hinges or out of the track when you open it. The recall involves a 1 2 inch thick hinge panel included in the kohler purist pinstripe and finial frameless heavy glass pivot shower doors. The consumer products safety commission cpsc on its self reported board safer products lists plenty of instances of shattered shower doors. One entry regarding a kohler clear glass bypass bath door reads much the same way as the above mentioned incident.

Experts say it could happen if the door was incorrectly installed or if the rubber stoppers or runners on the bottom are damaged. Kohler co cpsc announce recall of shower doors due to laceration hazard washington d c. An authorized service representative asr from kohler will remove the old hinge panel and install a new hinge panel. Troubleshooting installation and repair tips for sliding and pivot shower doors as well as framed and frameless.

In 2011 manufacturer kohler co for instance had to recall approximately 100 of its shower doors after consumers reported that the doors were shattering. July 27 2011 the u s. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled shower doors and contact kohler for a free replacement hinge panel. Consumer product safety commission in cooperation with the firm named below today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.

Cristina the kohler spokeswoman said that sometimes a small fracture will occur on the edge of a shower door that won t immediately cause it to shatter.