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Cold-food storage equipment with fresh-food and, in many models, freezer compartments.

Review boundary: Protect perishable food when temperatures rise and stop use for smoke, sparking, shock risk, or an overheated plug.

Standalone chest or upright equipment designed for frozen-food storage.

Review boundary: Move food to safe frozen storage if temperature control is lost.

Built-in or standalone equipment that freezes, releases, or dispenses ice.

Review boundary: Stop use if water reaches electrical parts or the supply connection is actively flooding.

Compact temperature-controlled storage for wine, beverages, or bar service.

Review boundary: Disconnect only when safe if there is smoke, sparking, burning smell, or electrical heat.

Built-in or portable equipment that washes and dries dishes through controlled fill, circulation, heat, and drain stages.

Review boundary: Stop use when water reaches wiring or outlets, or when there is smoke, sparking, flooding, or shock risk.

Sink-mounted food-waste grinding equipment, commonly called a garburator in Canada.

Review boundary: Never place hands or tools into the chamber while power may be available.

Built-in equipment that compresses household waste into a smaller volume.

Review boundary: Keep hands clear of the compaction mechanism and stop use for electrical or overheating symptoms.

Built-in or freestanding enclosed cooking equipment using electric elements or gas burners.

Review boundary: For gas smell, leave the area and follow utility or emergency guidance. Stop use for smoke, sparking, or uncontrolled heat.

Gas, electric, induction, or dual-fuel surface cooking equipment, with or without an oven.

Review boundary: Do not retest equipment after a gas smell. Follow utility or emergency instructions first.

Countertop, over-range, or built-in microwave cooking equipment.

Review boundary: Stop use for arcing, smoke, a damaged door, or exposed internal surfaces. Do not open the cabinet.

Kitchen ventilation equipment that captures cooking vapour, grease, heat, and odours.

Review boundary: Stop use if the motor smells burned, sparks, or overheats.

Top-load or front-load equipment that fills, washes, drains, and spins laundry.

Review boundary: Stop use for flooding, violent movement, burning smell, smoke, sparking, or shock risk.

Electric or gas equipment that dries laundry through heat, airflow, and drum movement.

Review boundary: Stop use for gas smell, burning smell, smoke, sparks, or unusual heat at the cabinet, cord, or plug.

Combined or stacked laundry equipment where washing and drying functions share an installation.

Review boundary: Stop use for water near electrical connections, smoke, sparking, burning smell, or severe vibration.

Portable handheld or upright equipment that heats water to steam and refresh or remove wrinkles from garments and household fabrics.

Review boundary: Unplug and allow the unit to cool before handling. Stop use for uncontrolled steam, water reaching electrical parts, smoke, or sparking.

Freestanding garment-care equipment that uses controlled steam, airflow, motion, and sometimes heat-pump drying to refresh clothing.

Review boundary: Stop use for smoke, burning smell, uncontrolled heat or steam, or water reaching energized controls. Refrigerant and internal electrical work needs qualified service.

Movable room equipment that removes moisture and collects or drains condensate.

Review boundary: Stop use if water reaches electrical parts, the plug overheats, or the unit smells burned.

Ducted or centrally installed humidity-control equipment serving multiple rooms.

Review boundary: Installed HVAC and condensate work may require qualified trades. Stop use for flooding or electrical hazards.

Portable or installed equipment that adds controlled moisture to indoor air.

Review boundary: Stop use for water near electrical parts, overheating, smoke, or visible mould contamination.

Portable or installed equipment that moves indoor air through particle, odour, or specialty filtration.

Review boundary: Do not open energized high-voltage or ionizing components. Stop use for smoke, sparking, or overheating.

Balanced ventilation equipment that exchanges indoor and outdoor air while recovering heat or energy.

Review boundary: Installed ventilation, electrical, and condensate work may require a qualified HVAC provider.

Specialized high-capacity humidity and temperature equipment serving an indoor pool or natatorium.

Review boundary: These systems combine HVAC, condensate, and sometimes refrigerant work. A qualified commercial or specialty provider may be required.

Gas, electric, or heat-pump equipment that raises swimming-pool water temperature.

Review boundary: Gas, combustion, electrical, and pool-water systems may require specialty licensed service.

Circulation and filtration equipment that moves water through a pool treatment system.

Review boundary: Stop equipment for exposed wiring, overheating, severe leaks, or unsafe suction conditions.

Integrated pumps, heaters, controls, jets, and filtration serving a hot tub or residential spa.

Review boundary: Water and electricity create shock risk. Stop use for electrical faults, overheating, major leaks, or unsafe water conditions.

Control equipment that schedules and coordinates pool or spa pumps, heaters, lights, valves, and sanitation systems.

Review boundary: Water inside energized controls, smoke, sparking, or unexpected equipment startup requires immediate shutdown by a qualified pool or electrical specialist.

Pool sanitation equipment that uses a control unit and electrolytic cell to generate chlorine from dissolved salt.

Review boundary: Stop use for a chemical leak, strong gas odour, water inside energized controls, smoke, or sparking. Qualified pool and electrical service may be required.

Low-voltage autonomous equipment that travels through a pool to collect debris and brush submerged surfaces.

Review boundary: Disconnect power before removing or handling the cleaner. Stop use for damaged cables in water, an overheated power supply, smoke, or sparking.

Residential cooling equipment whose installation type has not yet been identified as central, portable, window-mounted, or a heat pump.

Review boundary: Refrigerant and fixed electrical work require qualified service. Stop use for smoke, sparking, a burning smell, an overheated plug, or water near electrical connections.

Movable air-conditioning equipment using an exhaust hose and internal condensate management.

Review boundary: Stop use for an overheated plug, smoke, sparking, or water near electrical connections.

Self-contained cooling equipment installed through a window or wall opening.

Review boundary: Do not loosen an installed unit without safe support. Stop use for electrical heat, smoke, or sparking.

A ducted residential cooling system with indoor air-moving equipment and an outdoor condensing unit.

Review boundary: Refrigerant, high-voltage, condensate, and fixed HVAC work require qualified service. Stop use for smoke, sparking, a burning smell, or severe water leakage.

Ducted or ductless equipment that transfers heat for space heating and cooling.

Review boundary: Refrigerant and fixed electrical work require qualified service. Stop use for burning smell, smoke, sparking, or severe icing damage.

Gas, electric, or oil-fired central equipment that heats and circulates air through ducts.

Review boundary: For gas smell or a carbon-monoxide alarm, leave the area and follow emergency or utility guidance. Licensed service may be required.

Central heating equipment that heats water for radiators, baseboards, fan coils, or radiant floors.

Review boundary: Gas, combustion, pressure, and hydronic work may require licensed trades. Treat gas smell, a CO alarm, steam release, or major leakage as urgent.

Fixed natural-gas or propane hearth equipment that provides space heat through a fireplace, insert, or freestanding enclosure.

Review boundary: For gas smell, a carbon-monoxide alarm, soot, flame rollout, or smoke, leave the area and follow emergency or utility guidance. Licensed gas service is required.

Indoor ducted HVAC equipment that moves conditioned air and may contain a refrigerant coil, hydronic coil, electric heat, filter, and condensate system.

Review boundary: Fixed electrical, refrigerant-connected, hydronic, and condensate work requires qualified service. Stop use for smoke, sparking, burning smell, or water in energized controls.

Tank-style gas or electric equipment that stores and heats domestic water.

Review boundary: For gas smell, leave the area and follow utility or emergency guidance. Hot water, combustion, and pressure hazards require care.

Gas or electric equipment that heats domestic water as it flows instead of storing it in a tank.

Review boundary: Gas, combustion, electrical, and water work may require qualified or licensed trades.

Installed treatment equipment that reduces hardness through a resin tank and regeneration cycle.

Review boundary: Bypass or isolate leaking equipment only when the controls and plumbing are safely accessible.

Business-grade cold-storage equipment such as walk-ins, reach-ins, prep tables, and display cases.

Review boundary: Protect temperature-sensitive stock and use a commercial refrigeration provider when system scale or refrigerant work requires it.

High-cycle warewashing equipment used in restaurants, hospitality, and institutional kitchens.

Review boundary: Hot water, chemicals, electricity, and sanitation requirements call for qualified commercial service.

High-capacity or payment-controlled washers and dryers used in shared or business settings.

Review boundary: Gas, high-current electrical, payment, and multi-user equipment may require specialist commercial service.

Portable, upright, canister, robotic, or central equipment used to collect dust and debris.

Review boundary: Stop use for a burning smell, smoke, sparking, damaged power cord, or an overheated battery.

Household brewing equipment that heats and moves water through coffee or espresso systems.

Review boundary: Hot water, steam, and mains electricity can injure. Stop use for leaking near electrical parts, smoke, or overheating.

Portable countertop cooking equipment using electric heat and forced or natural air circulation.

Review boundary: Unplug when safe and stop use for smoke, uncontrolled heat, sparking, a damaged cord, or a door or basket that will not secure.

Countertop food-preparation equipment that uses a motor, removable vessel, and blades or discs to process ingredients.

Review boundary: Disconnect power before handling blades or clearing a jam. Stop use for damaged interlocks, smoke, sparking, or an overheated battery.

Portable beverage equipment that electrically heats water, sometimes with temperature or steeping controls.

Review boundary: Stop use if boiling does not stop, water reaches the powered base, or there is smoke, sparking, a damaged cord, or overheating.

Consumer television equipment including smart TVs and flat-panel LED, LCD, OLED, and QLED displays.

Review boundary: Stop use for smoke, sparking, a burning smell, liquid intrusion, a cracked energized screen, or exposed internal parts. Televisions can retain hazardous electrical charge, so do not open the enclosure.

Desktop display equipment used with a computer, including LCD, LED, ultrawide, and gaming monitors.

Review boundary: Stop use for smoke, sparking, a burning smell, liquid intrusion, or exposed internal parts. Monitor power supplies can retain hazardous charge, so do not open the enclosure.

Portable, shelf-mounted, or ceiling-mounted display equipment that projects video onto a screen or wall.

Review boundary: Stop use for smoke, sparking, an overheated lamp or laser enclosure, or an unsafe ceiling mount. Do not open high-voltage or optical assemblies.

Residential audio equipment combining a soundbar, receiver, powered speakers, subwoofer, or wireless surround components.

Review boundary: Stop use for smoke, sparking, a swollen battery, or an overheated power supply. Fixed wiring and wall mounting are separate specialist work.

Standby or portable equipment that supplies backup electrical power during an outage or away from utility service.

Review boundary: Generators involve fuel, exhaust, carbon monoxide, and hazardous voltage. Never operate a combustion generator indoors and use qualified electrical service for fixed connections or transfer equipment.

Fixed or plug-in residential equipment that supplies controlled electrical charging power to an electric vehicle.

Review boundary: Stop charging for heat, smoke, sparking, damaged cables, or water intrusion. Circuit and internal work requires a licensed electrician or authorized EV-charging specialist.

Plug-in battery backup equipment that briefly powers and protects computers, networking, or household electronics during an outage.

Review boundary: Stop use for a swollen or leaking battery, smoke, sparking, or a strong chemical or burning odour.

Fixed residential energy-storage and power-conversion equipment used with backup power, solar generation, or utility load management.

Review boundary: High-voltage batteries and inverters are not user-serviceable. Smoke, heat, arcing, or flooding nearby requires emergency and manufacturer-qualified electrical response.

Fixed electrical service equipment that safely selects between utility power and an approved residential backup source.

Review boundary: Transfer equipment contains hazardous voltage and is not user-serviceable. Smoke, arcing, overheating, or unexpected energization requires emergency licensed electrical service.

Motorized residential equipment that opens and closes a sectional, tilt, or overhead garage door through a rail or wall-mounted drive.

Review boundary: Garage doors and springs store dangerous mechanical energy. Do not adjust springs or lift hardware without qualified service, and stop use when the door can fall or safety reversal fails.

Motorized equipment that opens and closes a residential swing or sliding driveway gate with monitored safety protection.

Review boundary: Stop use if entrapment protection fails, the gate moves unexpectedly, a person or vehicle is trapped, or wiring is exposed.

Residential entry equipment that authorizes access through a keypad, credential reader, intercom, or connected control panel.

Review boundary: Life-safety egress must remain available. Unexpected unlocking, blocked exit, smoke, or exposed wiring requires qualified access-control service.

Walk-behind, riding, robotic, electric, or fuel-powered equipment used to cut residential lawns.

Review boundary: Remove the energy source before inspection, keep clear of blades and hot surfaces, and use qualified service for fuel leaks, damaged batteries, or unsafe controls.

Walk-behind or attachment equipment that collects and throws snow using powered augers and an impeller.

Review boundary: Remove the energy source before clearing a blockage. Stop use for fuel leaks, unexpected auger movement, battery fire, or smoke.

Portable high-speed chain-cutting equipment powered by gasoline, a battery, or mains electricity.

Review boundary: Do not use equipment with a failed chain brake, fuel leak, damaged battery, or unexpected chain movement. Trained service is required.

Handheld or backpack outdoor equipment used to trim vegetation or move leaves and debris with high-speed airflow.

Review boundary: Remove the energy source before service. Stop use for fuel leaks, damaged batteries, smoke, or unexpected cutting-head or fan movement.

Outdoor cleaning equipment that uses a pump to deliver a high-pressure stream of water through a hose and wand.

Review boundary: Depressurize before service and never test leaks by hand. Stop use for a hose rupture, fuel leak, or water contacting energized equipment.

Residential control equipment that schedules and operates landscape irrigation zones through wired or connected valves.

Review boundary: Stop use for water in energized controls, smoke, sparking, or uncontrolled flooding. Fixed electrical, backflow, and potable-water work may require qualified trades.

Motorized accessibility equipment that carries a seated person along a fixed rail installed beside a staircase.

Review boundary: A failed lift can create fall and entrapment risks. Do not bypass interlocks or move a person on unreliable equipment; use a qualified accessibility-equipment provider.

Motorized accessibility equipment that moves a person or mobility device between residential levels on a guarded platform.

Review boundary: Unexpected movement, failed gates, or entrapment are urgent safety risks. Do not bypass interlocks; use an authorized accessibility-equipment provider.

Regulated lifting equipment installed in a private residence to move people between floors within a cab or platform.

Review boundary: Entrapment, unexpected movement, or failed doors are urgent. Do not attempt rescue or bypass controls; contact emergency or authorized elevator service.

Motorized equipment that loads, stores, or transports a mobility scooter, wheelchair, or powerchair at a home or vehicle.

Review boundary: A slipping load or unexpected movement can seriously injure. Do not use damaged person- or load-carrying equipment; contact an authorized mobility provider.

Battery-powered person-carrying mobility equipment with drive, steering, braking, seating, charging, and programmable controls.

Review boundary: Do not use person-carrying equipment with unexpected movement, failed steering or brakes, or a hot, swollen, or smoking battery. Use an authorized mobility provider.

Motorized residential person-support equipment that adjusts head, foot, height, or positioning through powered controls.

Review boundary: Unexpected movement, entrapment, failed controls, smoke, sparking, or a damaged power cable requires immediate stop and authorized homecare-equipment service.

Primary or backup pump equipment that removes water collected in a residential sump pit or foundation drainage system.

Review boundary: Treat active flooding and water near energized equipment as urgent. Fixed electrical and drainage work may require qualified trades.

Pump and basin equipment that lifts below-grade household wastewater into a building drainage system.

Review boundary: Wastewater can carry biological hazards. Stop use for a backup or overflow and use qualified service for sewage, drainage, or fixed electrical work.

Residential pump equipment that draws from a well or increases pressure within a building water-supply system.

Review boundary: Potable-water, well, pressure-vessel, and fixed electrical work may require qualified trades. Stop use for major leaks or electrical overheating.

Home networking equipment that routes internet traffic or extends wireless coverage through one or more coordinated nodes.

Review boundary: Stop use for an overheated power adapter, smoke, or a swollen battery. Internet-provider and structured-cabling faults may need separate service.

Battery, low-voltage, or plug-in connected equipment used to monitor a residential entrance or other area.

Review boundary: Stop use for battery swelling, overheating, or exposed wiring. Alarm monitoring, fixed wiring, privacy, and access-control work may require specialist service.

Connected control equipment that coordinates compatible household devices, automations, voice assistants, or displays.

Review boundary: Stop use for overheating, smoke, or a damaged adapter. Some failures depend on vendor accounts, subscriptions, cloud services, or third-party integrations.

Portable or desk-based household computing equipment, including laptops, desktops, and all-in-one computers.

Review boundary: Stop use for a swollen or hot battery, smoke, sparking, or liquid inside energized hardware. Protect personal data and account access during service.

Household printing or document-imaging equipment, including inkjet, laser, multifunction, and standalone scanning devices.

Review boundary: Stop use for smoke, sparking, an overheated fuser or adapter, or liquid entering electrical parts. Allow hot internal components to cool.

Battery-powered autonomous floor-care equipment that vacuums, sweeps, or mops and returns to a charging dock.

Review boundary: Stop use for a swollen or overheated battery, smoke, sparking, or liquid entering the charging dock.

Portable wet-cleaning equipment that sprays solution into carpet or upholstery and extracts dirty water.

Review boundary: Stop use when water reaches electrical parts or when the battery, cord, plug, or motor overheats.

Portable heated cleaning equipment that produces steam for compatible floors and household surfaces.

Review boundary: Allow the unit to cool and depressurize before service. Stop use for uncontrolled steam, a pressure leak, smoke, or sparking.

Built-in residential cleaning equipment with a fixed power unit, concealed piping, wall inlets, and low-voltage controls.

Review boundary: Stop use for smoke, sparking, overheating, or exposed wiring. Fixed electrical and concealed system work may require qualified service.

Fixed pump that moves heated water through boiler, radiator, fan-coil, or radiant-heating loops.

Review boundary: Boiler water can be hot and pressurized. Steam, pressure release, major leakage, smoke, or sparking requires shutdown and licensed hydronic or boiler service.

Fixed or point-of-use pump that circulates domestic hot water so fixtures receive heated water more quickly.

Review boundary: Stop use for scalding discharge, a major leak, smoke, or sparking. Potable-water, fixed electrical, and temperature-control work may need licensed service.

A fallback for household equipment that is not yet represented by a specific catalog category.

Review boundary: Describe the exact label, location, energy source, and visible hazard. Do not operate unfamiliar equipment when gas, smoke, sparking, pressure, flooding, or shock risk is present.