Product
Rheem Performance Platinum Electric Water Heater - XE80T12EC55U0
Category
Home & Garden
Report number
20221108-A97D1-2147352853
Ownership age
About 6 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)
Failure type
Fire / ignition
Incident narrative
SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20221108-A97D1-2147352853. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Rheem Performance Platinum Electric Water Heater - XE80T12EC55U0. Source model text: xe40m06st45u1. Incident: Water heater caught fire. Family member saw flames on exterior of the mobile home and began spraying it with a water hose. Fire department arrived and tore off exterior siding. Flames were shooting out from water heater. Fire department extinguished fire and shut off power and water which can�t be turned back on until repairs are complete, making house uninhabitable.
Official report number: 20221108-A97D1-2147352853. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.