Product
Rheem XE50T12EC55U1
Category
Home & Garden
Report number
20210119-2A8E6-2147366410
Ownership age
About 24 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Overheating
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210119-2A8E6-2147366410. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Rheem XE50T12EC55U1. Incident: my Rheem electric water heater overheated and melted the wire sheathing and cover of the upper thermostat ECO
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Official report number: 20210119-2A8E6-2147366410. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.