Rheem swimming pool equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 22, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 22, 2018the latest report was made
- Jul 22, 2018the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Rheem
- Maker
- Rheem Sales Company, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Swimming pool equipmentCPSC’s product type: Swimming Pool Equipment (code 3262), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2018 | 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 Jul 22, 2018, sent to the company Sep 7, 2018, published by CPSC Sep 21, 2018
The product, in the report: This is a pool heater installed at my residence.
I’d like to share my experience with Rheem/ Raypak pool heaters. I purchased a Rheem 206 heater for my pool on the Thursday before Memorial Day. It was installed exactly as specified, and worked flawlessly until the Saturday before Fathers Day. That day, the pilot had gone out, so I had to relight it, which was nothing to be concerned about. Fathers Day morning, after just just 3 1/2 weeks of use, I awoke to find the heater burned to a crisp! Happy Fathers Day to me!
Following the warranty instructions, I contacted [REDACTED], the local Rheem service rep. Their tech wrote it up as “beyond repair, burned up badly.” He disassembled it enough to conclude the pressure switch failed, allowing it to burn after the pump shut down for the night. He contacted the Rheem regional rep by phone (right in front of me), telling him it was a “good install” and an obvious part failure.
Since that time, I have been completely turned down by Corporate and refused warranty service. They questioned every aspect of the process. They wrongly concluded the gas valve was broken during installation, and the unit was tampered with to get it to work the 3 weeks that it did! The corporate warranty person, sitting at a desk in California, disagrees with the field tech here in Michigan, even after the tech explained his 28 years of experience and sent pictures of the undamaged gas valve, (which is about the only part left intact on the whole thing!)
Given the complete denial of responsibility for the fire hazard, I believe this product should be thoroughly investigated. As a highly trained firefighter and fire investigator, I can assure you that this thermal event did not originate in, or have any involvement with, the gas valve. It was installed in exactly the condition it was sold. From the included pictures, you will see the fire hazard. A report was filed by the Livonia Fire Department on the day of the event.
I wonder how many other units have caught fire and have not been investigated by a very arrogant corporation.
- Model
- P-M206A-MN-C
- Serial number
- 1802313 (unintelligible)52
- Bought from
- SCP Distributors
- Bought
- May 24, 2018
- Where
- Livonia, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Rheem, made or sold by Rheem Sales Company, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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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