Sears-Kenmore gas water heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 3, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 3, 2011the latest report was made
- Sep 3, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Sears-Kenmore
- Maker
- Sears Holdings Management CorporationMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| September 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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No one hurt Made Sep 3, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 28, 2011
The product, in the report: It is a water heater control unit that ignites the gas used to heat the water in a Kenmore 50 gallon gas water heater.
On 8/28 my 50 gallon water heater stopped working. I called Sears Home Service since I have a repair contract and the technician came on 8/30. He attempted to install two new parts, one of which was a “Water Heater Control Source 387,” part F-145-1293. When he attempted to get it started, it leaked gas and there was a flashback that blew the flue pipe off the top of the water heater and stunned the technician momentarily. He commented to me that this was the second such part recently with which he had had that experience. Fortunately no fire started, but it seems to me that if these defective parts are being used by Sears in repairing Kenmore 50 gallon water heaters, then this is a potentially dangerous situation for many unsuspecting consumers. I still have the defective part in my possession.
The part in question is apparently manufactured in Mexico for the White Rodgers Division of Emerson Electric Co. of St. Louis, MO.
As a result of this fiasco Sears has been unable to repair my water heater and I am still waiting for them to address the situation.
- Model
- F145-1293 “Water Heater Control Source 387”
- UPC
- N/
A - Serial number
- 182791-006
- Bought from
- Sears
- Where
- Bronxville, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Sears-Kenmore, made or sold by Sears Holdings Management Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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.
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