Water heaters recalls on file since 2015
CPSC lists 10 water heater recalls since 2015. 2 of them name models on file with the DOE today — 29 models; the other 8 name units that are not on file. Each recall covers a serial or date range, not every unit of a model.
Recalls that name models on file
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VESTA.DS recalls VST brand tankless water heaters
The exhaust duct can crack and let exhaust gases escape into the home, a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard.
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Water Heating Technologies recalls American Standard gas water heaters
A gap between the burner flange and the combustion chamber can let flammable vapors ignite, a fire hazard.
Recalls with no model on file
Each page says why no model on file with the DOE matches.
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The Home Appliances recalls Camplux brand portable tankless water heaters
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Usines Giant Factories recalls gas water heaters with Emerson control valves
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Navien recalls tankless water heaters and boilers converted to propane
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A. O. Smith recalls Ultra-Low NOx gas water heaters
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A. O. Smith recalls 30-gallon gas water heaters sold at Lowe's
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Rheem recalls Performance Platinum electric water heaters sold at Home Depot
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A. O. Smith recalls John Wood brand oil-fired water heaters
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Giant Factories recalls atmospherically vented gas water heaters
How this list is kept
CPSC's recall records carry no structured model field for water heaters, so no recall can be matched to a model automatically. Each record here was read by hand, and a model on this site is linked to a recall only when the recall's own text prints its model number, or a model-number prefix, within the recalled brand. A later or similar model number is not treated as the same.
Related pages
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Find what replaces your water heater
Enter the model number off your old unit and see what is on file today, with the yearly cost difference.
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Find a water heater that fits
Three questions — fuel, hot water need, install space — narrow every model on file to the ones that fit.
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What a water heater costs to run
Prices a unit's efficiency against your own utility's filed tariff for your ZIP code.
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Water heaters
Every model on file with the Department of Energy, by heater type.
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How the numbers are calculated
The formula, the tariff rule and where published costs disagree.
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What is a good first hour rating for a water heater?
The first hour rating every storage model on file actually lists, by tank size, next to the DOE method for checking it against your own household.