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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Rheem XE50M12EC55U1

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20191109-E9F0F-2147376661

Ownership age

About 48 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20191109-E9F0F-2147376661. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Rheem XE50M12EC55U1. Incident: my Rheem econet hot water heater started on fire today at 1600 fire department responded and Sheriff's Department responded fire was put out

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20191109-E9F0F-2147376661. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.