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GE Appliances & Lighting bathtubs or showers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 4, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Nov 4, 2011the latest report was made
  • Nov 4, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, GE Appliances & Lighting
Maker
GE Appliances & LightingMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Bathtubs or showersCPSC’s product type: Bathtubs or Showers (code 611), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Plumbing & Bath

By month

1 report from December 2010 to November 2011; the most in November 2011, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
November 20111

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.

Source:

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

  1. No one hurt

    Made Nov 4, 2011, sent to the company Dec 21, 2011, published by CPSC Jan 6, 2012

    The product, in the report: Smart Water Shower Filter

    A 60 year old caller purchased a Smart Water filter made with plastic. There was no shower head size limitation listed on the box or in the packaging. The box photo showed a shower head a little smaller than the roughly four inch wide one the consumer installed. There was no verbiage stating that the filter was limited to any particular shower head size. The filter stayed up for a few months (roughly) and sometime in mid April was taking a shower when he heard a loud noise, looked down and beside him next to his toes was the shower filter and shower head. Part of the filter had separated, and the threaded side and base attached to the filter had broken off. There was no pulling or anything done to cause this failure and it was installed properly. This incident resulted in two chipped out places in the Jacuzzi style tub and caused a thin crack which plumbers indicated would most likely begin leaking. If the piece had hit his toes it could have done severe damage to his foot, worse, if it hit a child or elderly person it might have led to serious injury, death or brain damage. He contacted the manufacturer in May of 2011 and was offered $4,500 on 09/16/2011 to settle the matter if he signs a release stating that his claim is dubious and he not talk about it or communicate about it to anyone. Caller would like to have current product removed immediately from the market and better instructions on a modified or new product that has undergone rigorous safety tests.

    Model
    GCSM01HWW
    Bought from
    Home Depot
    Bought
    Feb 15, 2011, about then
    Where
    Key West, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 60, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    made or sold by GE Appliances & Lighting
    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 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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