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InSinkErator electric water heaters

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Feb 18, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Feb 18, 2025the latest report was made
  • Jul 24, 2022the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
InSinkErator
Makers
InSinkErator and WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric water heatersCPSC’s product type: Electric Water Heaters (code 119), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath

By month

1 report from March 2024 to February 2025; the most in February 2025, 1. 1 earlier report, since July 2022, is in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
February 20251
July 20221

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Feb 18, 2025, sent to the company Feb 24, 2025, published by CPSC Mar 10, 2025

    The product, in the report: Insinkerator Steaming Hot Water Tank with 2/3 Gal capacity

    On Sunday, Feb 16, I tried using the hot water maker, but it only provided cold water. The light under the sink was on, so I assumed it had power. After another attempt with no success, I smelled burning wires and saw smoke coming from under the kitchen sink. Opening the doors, I found the instant hot water maker smoking. I unplugged all appliances, ensured the hot water maker was off, and prepared a fire extinguisher. The smoke subsided, and I later removed the hot water maker, discovering a scorched cabinet wall and charred control card, indicating a possible fire at the power cord connection to the circuit board control card. If not for my prompt reaction to quickly investigate the smell and smoke and to remove power to the unit, I believe I would have had a full-blown fire in my kitchen.

    Model
    HWT-HP
    Serial number
    1603
    Where
    United States: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 56, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Insinkerator, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jul 24, 2022, sent to the company Aug 2, 2022, published by CPSC Aug 16, 2022

    The product, in the report: InSinkErator brand Instant Hot Water Dispenser. Model #SST. Grey color. Plugs into wall and heats water is when you pull the lever. The box where the mechanism lives is roughly 10” tall by 7” wide by 5” deep. Purchased roughly 10 years ago.

    We had purchased an InsinkErator brand Instant Hot Water Dispenser, model # SST, Serial # 10069266497 roughly 10 years ago. It recently caught fire after normal use, starting a fire under our sink.

    Model
    SST
    UPC
    ??
    Serial number
    10069266497
    Where
    San Jose, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 51, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand InSinkErator, made or sold by InSinkErator
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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