Gas Water Heaters

100YOM C/O QUESTIONABLE INHALATION OF GAS. PATIENT FELL AND COMPLAINS OF ANKLE PAIN. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME QUESTION IF HE WAS EXPOSED TO A ROOM WITH LP OR NATURAL GAS FROM A LEAKING WATER HEATER. AMBULANCE CREW INDICATES STRONG GAS ODOR IN PATIENT'S HOUSE. NO SIGNS OF SOB OR ALTERED MENTAL STATUS. RADIOGRAPH INDICATES ACUTE LATERAL MALLEOLUS FRACTURE. DX: ANKLE FRACTURE

46YOF PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AFTER ONE OF THE PROPANE GAS TANKS THEY HAVE IN THE BATHROOM FOR WATER HEATING WENT OFF. CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN=2.9 DX: CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

35YOF PRESENTS AFTER BEING FOGGY AND LIGHTHEADED FOR THE PAST WEEK, THIS MORNING THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WAS GOING OFF AND A LEAK WAS FOUND IN HER GAS WATER HEATER. CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN=10.5 DX: LIGHTHEADEDNESS; EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE

33 YOM WAS LIGHTING THE PILOT LIGHT OF HIS HOT WATER HEATER WHEN HE SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO HIS FACE AND RIGHT UPPER ARM. ?FD DX BURN

28YOF STATES CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM WENT OFF AFTER HUSBAND SMELLED ROTTEN EGG SMELL AND CARBON MONOXIDE WAS DETECTED IN AIR OF THEIR APARTMENT UNIT. PARTNER WAS HOSPITALIZED LAST NIGHT. THE SOURCE FOUND TO BE A HOT WATER HEATER WITH IMPROPER EXHAUST VENTILATION NEXT TO A WINDOW. HAS HEADACHES AND NAUSEA DX: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE

12YOF CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM WENT OFF IN HOUSE DUE TO GAS LEAK DUE TO HOT WATER HEATER. DX CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE

5YOM CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM WENT OFF IN HOUSE DUE TO GAS LEAK DUE TO HOT WATER HEATER. DX CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE

6YOM CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM WENT OFF IN HOUSE DUE TO GAS LEAK FROM HOT WATER HEATER. DX CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE

73YOF STATES HOT WATER HEATER HAS A LEAK AND FEELS LIKE SHE MAY BE POISONED BY THE FUMES. DX: EXPOSURE TO NATURAL GAS

79YOM WAS EXPOSED TO CARBON MONOXIDE WHEN A CAP ON HIS WATER HEATER BECAME DISLODGED, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN= 1.3 DX: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE

39 YOM C/O HAND BURN S/P WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A PILOT LIGHT ON A GAS WATER HEATER AT HOME AND THERE WAS A BURST OF FLAME THAT BURNED HIS HAND. IT IS NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF HAND

34 YOM PRESENTS FOR 2 WEEKS OF DIZZINESS, HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. HE REPORTS THE GAS COMPANY CAME TO HIS HOME YESTERDAY AND SHUT OFF HIS WATER HEATER AS IT HAD A LEAKING VALVE AND THAT HE WAS AT RISK FOR CO EXPOSURE, COHGB 6.2 DX MILD CARBOXYHEMOGLOBINEMIA

We had a propane water heater replaced in our home. Almost immediately after it was installed we began smelling propane coming from the unit. We call the plumbing company that installed the unit and they came out, checked for leaks, made some adjustments and felt they had fixed the problem. We continued to smell the propane. Sometimes it was just very close to the control unit and other times we could smell it when we entered the garage. We called the installer back out. They did some more testing (spraying soapy water on the control unit and surrounding joints and piping) never finding any visible leak. After several trips to our house they agreed to replace the unit with a new unit. Once again we began noticing the propane smell in the garage. We had our propane provider come out and inspect their equipment and they found nothing. We called the fire department out and they did smell the propane, but were unable to pick up a reading on the meter they had. They advised us to replace the unit as soon as possible. The longer this goes on the less cooperative the installers become. Our main concern is the faulty control unit. We have had two units and both had the same problem from the same connection.

On 8/28 my 50 gallon water heater stopped working. I called Sears Home Service since I have a repair contract and the technician came on 8/30. He attempted to install two new parts, one of which was a "Water Heater Control Source 387," part F-145-1293. When he attempted to get it started, it leaked gas and there was a flashback that blew the flue pipe off the top of the water heater and stunned the technician momentarily. He commented to me that this was the second such part recently with which he had had that experience. Fortunately no fire started, but it seems to me that if these defective parts are being used by Sears in repairing Kenmore 50 gallon water heaters, then this is a potentially dangerous situation for many unsuspecting consumers. I still have the defective part in my possession. The part in question is apparently manufactured in Mexico for the White Rodgers Division of Emerson Electric Co. of St. Louis, MO. As a result of this fiasco Sears has been unable to repair my water heater and I am still waiting for them to address the situation.

I have a residential gas water heater Low Nox emissions, Model PG38T09AXK00, made by Rheem/GE. Purchased 2011. Since 2014 we have had problems with keeping the pilot lit. A plumber replaced the thermocouple in 2014. This did not fix the problem. We continue to have "pre ignition" with a very hot flash of hot burning natural gas within the heater which blows out the pilot light. On 9/26/15 we had a small EXPLOSION at the water heater. This time it could be heard all over the house and upon going to the heater we found it "surging" gas, sounding all the world like a blow torch. Flames could be seen via the pilot view hole, the area around the burner is burnt. I have pictures. I shut it off, let it rest and then relit it and it is working fine so far. I feel this is a extremely dangerous situation. If sufficient gas builds up in the heater before ignition I could have a very bad explosion and resulting fire could destroy my home and possible kill someone. I contacted Rheem about the problem and they seemed to think that it is "no big deal". Hire a plumber to get it fixed. They could not recommend any plumber in my area, so I am at the mercy of whatever predatory plumbers out there. I feel this should be addressed as someone, somewhere is going to die because of a this faulty water heater.

The heater got so hot that it shut down and now the pilot light will not remain lighted. The water was almost steam.

ao smith model # pcg 75 270. i have two of these water heaters. the first one caused a carbon monoxide leak. the police and fire department came shut off water heater. plumber said the water heater needed to be replaced due to the inability to properly exhaust the harmful gas and also evidence of debris/soot accumulation on the burners which posed a fire hazard. then the second water heater tank cracked and all the water spilled on basement floor.

Navien Tankless Water Heater Serial # 90914-20080311-1032 Model# CR180 which was installed on 06/23/2013 by Larry & Sons in Hagerstown, MD at our residence [REDACTED]. We began to smell an intense odor coming front he exhaust tanks outside last night, 9/16/2015. After calling Columbia Gas they detected a 58pmm reading of carbon monoxide being emitted from the exhaust system which was leaking into the home. All gas was turned off and the account was "red flagged". Larry and Sons came out today and informed us the unit was actually installed years AFTER it was federally recalled. At this point I am waiting on how they are going to resolve the issue. Thank you.

I just purchased a home built in 2006. The home came with a 48 gallon, natural gas, Bradford White water heater that provides the hot water for the in-floor radiant heat. Model Number M2TW50T6BN1 Serial Number CE7691231 The water heater vent (chimney), a 4" Schedule 40 PVC, has turned brown. This suggests to me that too much heat is being passed to this vent. The vent pipe is brown for about 5' from point where vent attaches to the top of the heater. The total length of the venting pipe to the outside of house is about 15'. There is only one 90 degree elbow in the vent passageway. I called Technician [REDACTED] at 1 800 538-2020 at Bradfor White. He said he did not know what the operating temperature should be where vent attaches to top of heater. He assured me that it was less that what the 4" Schedule 40 PVC was rated for. He first said is was rated for up to 170 degrees farenheit, then changed his mind and said it was rated for up to 160 degrees farenheit. My local installer measured the operating heat at this point at 178 degrees farenheit. Said that he has removed "many" of these heater over the past two years. Does not install them anymore. Believes there is a problem with the baffles but could not be specific. No carbon dioxide. I am now, 9/16/2011, in the process of replacing this unit only 5 years old because I believe it to be a potential fire hazard.

1st Hot Water Tank (04/23/2015)The consumer stated that she purchased a Bradford White hot water tank on April 23. The consumer stated that after using the water a white substance was left on her skin, scalp and eyelashes. There was a terrible metallic odor when the hot water was turned on. It also left deposits around the tub in the bathroom and the kitchen sink faucet. The consumer also suffered hair loss and her eyelashes turned white. The consumer contacted her water conditioner company. The representative came out and check the water conditioner, which was fine. The consumer was also advised that other people were having problem with the sacrificial anode rod that is in the water tank. The consumer gave the representative permission to pull the rod. It was discovered that the rod was pitted and magnesium had gotten into the water line. Removing the rod did not change the condition of the hot water. The consumer uses well water. The consumer stated that she does not use the hot water in her home anymore.