Technical
Article #1 - Tankless
Water Heaters Recalled for Repair
NEWS
from CPSC
U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Tankless
Water Heaters Recalled for Repair Due to Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning Hazard
WASHINGTON,
D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation
with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall
of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products
immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name
of product: Power Vent tankless water heaters
Units: About
42,200
Importers: Water
Heating Division of Rheem Sales Company Inc., of Montgomery,
Ala. and Paloma Industries Inc., of Oxnard, Calif.
Hazard: Components
inside the water heater may shift during transit, causing
an air filter door switch to operate improperly. If the
switch fails and the air filter door is out of place, the
water heater could continue to operate and dust and lint
could build up, posing a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: None
reported.
Description: The
recall involves indoor models of the Power Vent 199,900
BTUH tankless water heaters. The brands and model numbers
included in this recall are listed below and are located
on the front of the unit and the rating plate. The water
heaters have a cream jacket or gray jacket enclosure with
the piping on the top and bottom of the unit. The rating
plate is a silver label located on the front of the unit,
in the lower right hand corner.
| Brand |
Models |
| Paloma |
PTG-74PVN;
PTG-74PVP; PTG-74PVN-1; PTG-74PVP-1; PTG-74PVNH;
PTG-74PVPH; PTG-74PVNUH; PTG-74PVPUH and PH-28RIFSN;
PH-28RIFSP; PH-28RIFSN-1; PH-28RIFSP-1; PH-28CIFSN;
PH-28CIFSP; PH-28CIFSN-1; PH-28CIFSP-1 |
| Rheem |
RTG-74PVN;
RTG-74PVP; RTG-74PVN-1; RTG-74PVP-1 |
| Ruud |
RUTG-74PVN;
RUTG-74PVP; RUTG-74PVN-1; RUTG-74PVP-1 |
| Rheem-Ruud |
GT-199PV-N;
GT-199PV-P; GT-199PV-N-1; GT-199PV-P-1 |
| Richmond |
RMTG-74PVN;
RMTG-74PVP; RMTG-74PVN-1; RMTG-74PVP-1; RMTG-74PVNH;
RMTG-74PVPH; RMTG-74PVNUH; RMTG-74PVPUH |
Sold
by: Retailers nationwide and through plumbing wholesale
distributors to plumbers, contractors and consumers from
May 2004 through December 2006 for between $800 and $1,300.
Manufactured
in: Japan
Remedy: Consumers
with the recalled water heaters should stop using them
immediately, if the air filter door is not in place. Consumers,
who have not already been contacted by an authorized contractor,
should immediately contact their installer or Rheem Manufacturing
Company to arrange for a free, on-site repair. Consumers
are reminded to use the air filter door for these water
heaters to avoid a carbon monoxide hazard.
Consumer
Contact: For more information, contact Rheem toll-free
at (866) 369-4786 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday
through Friday and 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Saturday and
Sunday, or visit the firm's Web site at http://www.tankless-recall.com/
Model of the Power Vent 199,900 BTUH tankless
water heater sold under the brand names: Paloma,
Rheem, Ruud, Rheem-Ruud and Richmond |
Heavy-Duty Indoor Models of the Power Vent
199,900 BTUH tankless water heater sold
under the brand names: Paloma, Rheem,
Ruud, Rheem-Ruud and Richmond |
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