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AirJet and HydroJet Spa recall 866,000 pumps after one death
Two spa products — an AirJet Pump and HydroJet Pump — from spa maker Bestway are being recalled because they can pose a fire hazard.
The spa pumps can overheat and cause their plastic casings to ignite, resulting in a fire, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which announced the recall with Hong Kong-based Bestway Thursday.
About 866,000 units, sold between May 2021 and May 2024, are under recall. At least three fires involving the pumps have been reported. One of the fires in Kansas City, Missouri, resulted in a single fatality, while another fire elsewhere resulted in significant property damage, according to the CPSC.
Consumers who purchased the pumps are instructed to immediately stop using them, and are entitled to either a free replacement pump that doesn’t pose a fire hazard, or a refund of up to $189.
The recalled spa pumps were sold with spa liners at a variety of retail outlets, including at Bestway USA, Amazon, Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, QVC, RuralKing and Spreetail, as well as at other stores across the U.S. The combined products retailed for between $400 and $790.
The pumps were sold with spa liners under brand names SaluSpa, Coleman and Hydro-Force. They may also have been sold separately.
The AirJet and HydroJet Spa Pump model numbers affected by the recall are:
- P05332
- P05339
- P05711
- P05807
- P07000
- P07001
- P05511
- P07034
- P07572
“Bestway” is printed with the model number on a label on the side or back of the spa pump.
Consumers can visit Bestway’s website to see if their pump model is under recall.
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Yellowstone hiker burned when she falls into scalding water near Old Faithful, park officials say
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. — A New Hampshire woman suffered severe burns on her leg after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.
The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, New Hampshire, along with her husband and their leashed dog were walking off a designated trail near the Mallard Lake Trailhead on Monday afternoon when she broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said. Her husband and the dog weren’t injured.
The woman was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho for treatment.
National Park Service / Jacob W. Frank
Park visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydrothermal areas and exercise extreme caution. The ground in those areas is fragile and thin and there’s scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.
Pets are allowed in limited, developed areas of Yellowstone park but are prohibited on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry and in thermal areas.
The incident is under investigation. The woman’s name wasn’t made public.
This is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024, park officials said in a statement. The park had recorded 3.5 million visitors through August this year.
Hot springs have injured and killed more people in Yellowstone National Park than any other natural feature, the National Park Service said. At least 22 people have died from hot spring-related injuries in and around the 3,471-square-mile national park since 1890, park officials have said.