Whirlpool drinking fountains
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 16, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 16, 2011the latest report was made
- Aug 16, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Whirlpool
- Maker
- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Drinking fountainsCPSC’s product type: Drinking Fountains (code 136), in Products at Public Facilities: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 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 Aug 16, 2011, published by CPSC Sep 8, 2011
The product, in the report: Whirlpool WHKMD45 Water Cooler
I purchased this model 2-3 years ago from Lowe’s. This morning water started pouring out of the cooler from the inside and running out on the floor. I could hear the heating element and cooling compressor running as my 5 year old stood in the water puddle and pointing out the cooler was leaking. Unplugged it and move it outside. I checked the Lowe’s reviews and noticed there were 16 out of 35 (46%) reviews that mentioned leaking.
It took a while to figure out what broke. The hot water tank is mounted to the bottom of the main water reservoir. The top threaded portion of the hot water tank is sealed to the bottom of the cold water reservoir with a compression fitting. When the nut inside the reservoir is tightened, it pulls the hot water tank up and compresses the seals. The threaded stem of the hot water tank sheared off just above the seals causing all of the water to stream out through the inside soaking the power cables. I don’t know what caused the other leaks mentioned in the reviews.
The poor design of the tank compression fitting could lead to electrocution.
- Model
- WHKMD45
- Serial number
- EJW 51 15656
- Bought from
- Lowe’s
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2007, about then
- Where
- QUeen Creek, Arizona: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 5, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Parent
- As this report names them
- Brand Whirlpool, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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