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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.

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: 20221108-A97D1-2147352853. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.