[Source: CCTV]
As the temperature drops, electric blankets, small suns and other heaters are selling well in the market. Some unscrupulous manufacturers have cut corners, shoddy, and counterfeit false standards on such products, which has buried a lot of potential safety hazards.
There are various types of electric blankets and small suns on the market
There is a mystery behind the huge price difference
In Zhejiang Yiwu International Trade City, it is now the peak season for the sales of heating products, and many stores in the mall are selling electric blankets, small suns and other products. There are many product styles, various types, and the price span of different models is very large, ranging from 20 yuan to more than 200 yuan.
Some shopkeepers bluntly told reporters that their main focus here is the cheap, and the lower the price, the lower the qualification, the lower the qualification and safety of the electric blanket and the little sun.
Subsequently, the reporter came to a small commodity market called "Shentai Trade City" in Xinyang, Henan Province, where there are many kinds of electric blankets, and the price ranges from dozens of yuan to more than 100 yuan. Although the specifications and models are the same, the prices of different electric blankets vary greatly. This is because expensive electric blankets are equipped with wiring protection, which is costly; The cheap ones are not, and they are prone to leakage and fire, and there are potential safety hazards. Merchants are well aware of these potential safety hazards in their products.
In a shop, the reporter picked up an electric blanket and found that the blanket was rough, the blanket was very thin, and the heating wire inside was also very thin.
The owner bluntly told reporters that the advantage of such a product is that it is cheap, and many of the electric blankets sold in the wholesale market here do not have certificates, even if they are marked with 3C certification, they are also counterfeit.
The reporter investigated the electric blanket processing base on the front line
"Non-standard" electric blankets can also be customized on demand
Xinle City, Hebei Province is also the largest electric blanket production and processing base in China, with hundreds of electric blanket manufacturers. The reporter came to a winter household appliance Co., Ltd. located near Dongguan Village, Cheng'an Town, Xinle City. Manager Li of the factory told reporters that his advantage is that the price is cheap and can be "privately customized" according to demand.
Manager Li warmly recommended an electric blanket priced at only 9.4 yuan to reporters, saying that this is a popular model on the Internet. The reporter touched this popular electric blanket with his hand and found that its fabric was very thin, and it would pill when you rubbed it gently, and the heating wire inside was also very slender.
Manager Li told reporters that the electric blankets they produce are actually "non-standard" products that do not meet national standards. But in order to sell, they will still be marked with the mandatory product certification mark that represents safety.
The reporter noticed that there were many advertisements for enterprises producing heating equipment hanging on both sides of the road in Xinle City. Among them, many billboards prominently read: the production of pure national standard electric blankets, with China's national compulsory product certification.
The reporter came to Xingwang Electric Appliance Co., Ltd., and the company's manager Wang introduced to the reporter that the electric blanket can be customized according to different specifications, materials and configurations. Electric blankets that meet the national standard are more expensive.
The person in charge of the enterprise told reporters that in their factory, the safety of the product is to give concessions to the profit of the product. For some parts that consumers can't see, they can save it, but if they can't save it, they have to make a lot of work on the material.
First of all, the clamp of the electric blanket, which is strictly required in the national standard, will not bend and deform even if it is squeezed by external force. However, in this plant, in order to reduce costs, the clips used were so thin that they could crack and deform even if they were pressed lightly. And the price difference between good and bad clips is only a few cents.
The second is the switch. The reporter noticed that the switch of the "non-standard" electric blanket only has high-grade and low-grade functions, the workmanship is rough, and even the logo on it is blurred. Manager Wang said that the national standard for the length of the switch line is required to reach 1.8 meters, and the "non-standard" used by this factory is only 1.5 meters, and the price of the national standard and "non-standard" switch can be three times different.
There are also "non-standard" electric blanket wires that are also the hardest hit areas for cutting corners. The wire of the "non-standard" electric blanket is thinner, the material is brass, and the conductivity is unstable, while the material of the national standard electric blanket is red copper, and the conductivity is stable.
The national standard electric blanket uses a double spiral heating wire, which can automatically power off after abnormal heating; The "non-standard" electric blanket uses a single spiral heating wire, which cannot automatically cut off the power after the temperature rises abnormally.
Producers are well aware of the dangers such as fire that may be caused by "non-standard" electric blankets.
The reporter noticed that the manuals of these "non-standard" products are also clearly marked with the mark of compulsory product certification.
The reporter visited and found that there are many local manufacturers like Manager Wang who produce "non-standard" electric blankets, and everyone is not shy about cutting corners and reducing costs.
The reporter investigated the "Little Sun" production base in Cixi, Zhejiang
Manufacturers break down products and cut corners by structural components
Cixi, Zhejiang Province is recognized as the production base of small solar heating products in the industry, with dozens of large and small manufacturers. In Jiyang Electric Appliance Co., Ltd., Taoyuan East Road, Guanhaiwei Town, Cixi, Manager Li told reporters that they can produce so-called "non-standard" small solar heaters according to customer requirements.
Manager Li told reporters that as long as the customer gives a price, they will break down the cost of the product and cut corners on some parts of the small solar heater.
The "fall switch" is that once the small solar heating equipment is toppled, it will immediately disconnect the power supply and play a role in safety and fire protection. In their case, if this "fall switch" is not done, it can save 1 yuan in cost.
Small solar heaters that do not meet the standards may not only catch fire, but also cause problems such as bursting lamps. Manufacturers are also aware of these potential hazards.
Manager Li admitted to reporters that for products that do not meet the national standard, the test report can be done for a few hundred yuan.
Xuefeng Electric Co., Ltd., located in Zhenbei Industrial Zone, Fuhai Town, Cixi City, also produces "non-standard" small solar heaters. However, Manager Zhu, the person in charge of the enterprise, also told reporters that all kinds of procedures for the "non-standard" products they produce can also be readily available. With low prices and a quality inspection report that passed the customs in confusion, these companies in Cixi sold "non-standard" small solar heaters to the market in many places.
In the Yongjia Electric Appliance Factory in Huatang Village, Fuhai Town, Cixi City, different styles of small solar heaters are displayed in the exhibition hall. Factory manager Ruan said that these small solar heaters are "non-standard" products that do not meet national standards, and cheap prices are the last word.
From raw materials to safety protection devices, the company produces and manufactures inferior "non-standard" products for only one purpose, which is to pursue high profits of the enterprise. Once a fire or electric shock occurs, it will endanger the lives of consumers, but companies do not pay attention to these safety hazards.
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