The agency instructed consumers to dispose of the heaters. The warning applies to products distributed in United States commerce and represents an unusually forceful response to a consumer-product fire risk.

Why the CPSC action is unusual

The CPSC said it was using Section 12 imminent-hazard authority under the Consumer Product Safety Act for the first time in nearly 40 years. Section 12 is an authority the agency can use when it identifies a product as presenting an imminent hazard. The agency’s description makes the Lakkzoom action more than a routine safety reminder: It is a formal warning tied to the regulator’s assessment that the product presents an immediate danger.

The CPSC’s stated concern is the heaters’ ability to ignite within minutes when they are partially or completely out of water. Consumers should not rely on continued operation, close supervision or an attempt to use the devices only under different conditions. The agency’s instruction is to stop using the heaters immediately.

The warning does not describe the product as safe when fully submerged. Instead, the hazard identified by the CPSC concerns situations in which the heater is partly or completely out of water. Because the agency has directed consumers to discontinue use altogether, households should follow that instruction rather than treating it as a warning limited to one operating circumstance.

What consumers should do

Anyone who has a Lakkzoom immersion water heater should stop using it and dispose of it. The CPSC’s direction is immediate, with no later date identified for resuming use.

Consumers can also use the CPSC’s online recall and product-safety resources to check for other warnings affecting products in their homes. The agency provides a recall search, consumer safety notices and tools for reporting product-safety concerns.

Those resources cover more than immersion water heaters. The CPSC’s recall listings include other national product hazards, including dangers involving pool drains, children’s toys and dressers. Checking the listings gives consumers a way to review current notices across several categories of household goods.

What is known about the warning

The CPSC announced the Lakkzoom action on July 22, 2026. Its public listing identifies the ignition risk and tells consumers to stop using and dispose of the heaters. It does not identify the number of Lakkzoom units distributed or list reported injuries or fires associated with the product.

The agency also has not characterized the action in the public listing as a conventional recall. The central consumer instruction remains unchanged: Lakkzoom immersion water heaters should not be used.

The action matters because it combines a specific fire hazard with the CPSC’s first stated use in nearly four decades of Section 12 imminent-hazard authority. For consumers, the practical next step is immediate removal of the heaters from use and disposal, followed by a check of the CPSC’s safety listings for any other products subject to warnings.