Costway gas water heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 31, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 31, 2019the latest report was made
- Dec 31, 2019the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Costway
- Maker
- costwayMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Gas water heatersCPSC’s product type: Gas Water Heaters (code 118), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made Dec 31, 2019, sent to the company Feb 6, 2020, published by CPSC Feb 21, 2020
The product, in the report: Portable gas water heater
Purchased from Costway an EP23287 portable gas water heater for use when camping. Each time the unit ran the water temperature was well above 125 degrees fahrenheit even with the temperature control knob set less than half way. If set less than half way the unit acted erratic ie not able to produce consistent temperature water rendering unusable...
- Model
- PWH01 - EP23287
- Serial number
- unknown
- Bought from
- Costway, California
- Bought
- Feb 9, 2019, about then
- Where
- California: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 60, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Costway, made or sold by costway
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.