Westinghouse electric water heaters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 19, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 19, 2017the latest report was made
- Jan 19, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Westinghouse
- Maker
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2017 | 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 Jan 19, 2017, sent to the company Feb 6, 2017, published by CPSC Feb 28, 2017
The product, in the report: Westinghouse 80 Gallon Electric Hot Water Tank
Fire crews responded to a residential structure fire within a single-family dwelling. The fire originates in the basement utility area, near the base of the electric hot water tank. Fire progression is vertically and horizontally into combustible basement contents and structural members, traveling beyond the area and level of origin.
- Model
- I don’t Know
- Serial number
- I Don’t Know
- Where
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Westinghouse, made or sold by WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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.
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