Hayward Industries Recalls Universal Pool Heaters Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard

Official recall facts

CPSC published recall 26777 on 2026-09-17. Check the product description and official notice to determine which items are affected.

Hazard

• During operation the heaters can produce high levels of carbon monoxide (CO), posing a risk of serious injury or death from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Official remedy

• Consumers should stop using the pool heater immediately and contact Hayward Industries to schedule a free in-home inspection and repair by a qualified technician.

Hayward Industries toll-free at 855-500-5288 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at HeaterInquiry@Hayward.com, online at https://www.hayward.com/productrecall or https://www.hayward.com and click on “Recall Information” for more information.

Read the official CPSC recall notice

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Products

• 400,000 BTU Universal-HC Series Pool Heaters

Deterministic enrichment

• Product identifiers: 400,000 BTU Universal-HC Series Pool Heaters
• Hazard categories: poisoning
• Explicit remedy actions: stop use, repair
• Safely parsed reported counts: incidents: 0

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Description

This recall involves Hayward-branded HDFS400 Universal-HC Series pool heaters. The 400,000 BTU dual-fuel gas heaters are brown with black atop and measure 21 inches long, 28 inches wide and 31 inches high. The pool heaters have a digital display control panel at the top and a molded base with integrated tie-down connections. The heater’s name plate is below the vent with the word “Hayward” appearing at the bottom of the name plate and the model number “HDFS400” appears at the top of the name plate.

Reported incidents: None reported.

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