Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Power Vent Tankless Water Heaters

Below is the CPSC recall notice regarding Power Vent water heaters and the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., a premier product liability law firm, is reprinting the CPSC recall as a public service. Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. is recognized nationally in the area of product recalls and recently settled an injury case involving a recalled product for $3,750,000.  The firm also recently settled a wrongful death case involving a recalled product for $6,425,000.  To contact a product liability lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. for a free consultation, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm's online-consultation form for review by an attorney.


CPSC Recall Announcement: Tankless Water Heaters Recalled for Repair Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard

February 21, 2007 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of certain Power Vent tankless water heaters. Consumers should stop using the recalled water heaters immediately.

Name of product: Power Vent tankless water heaters

Units: About 42,200

Manufacturer of Recalled Water Heater: Water Heating Division of Rheem Sales Company Inc., of Montgomery, Ala. and Paloma Industries Inc., of Oxnard, Calif.

Hazard: Components inside the water heater may shift during transit, causing an air filter door switch to operate improperly. If the switch fails and the air filter door is out of place, the water heater could continue to operate and dust and lint could build up, posing a carbon monoxide poisoning hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The recall involves indoor models of the Power Vent 199,900 BTUH tankless water heaters. The brands and model numbers included in this recall are listed below and are located on the front of the unit and the rating plate. The water heaters have a cream jacket or gray jacket enclosure with the piping on the top and bottom of the unit. The rating plate is a silver label located the front of the unit, in the lower right hand corner.

Brand Models
Paloma PTG-74PVN; PTG-74PVP; PTG-74PVN-1; PTG-74PVP-1; PTG-74PVNH; PTG-74PVPH; PTG-74PVNUH; PTG-74PVPUH and PH-28RIFSN; PH-28RIFSP; PH-28RIFSN-1; PH-28RIFSP-1; PH-28CIFSN; PH-28CIFSP; PH-28CIFSN-1; PH-28CIFSP-1
Rheem RTG-74PVN; RTG-74PVP; RTG-74PVN-1; RTG-74PVP-1
Ruud RUTG-74PVN; RUTG-74PVP; RUTG-74PVN-1; RUTG-74PVP-1
Rheem-Ruud GT-199PV-N; GT-199PV-P; GT-199PV-N-1; GT-199PV-P-1
Richmond RMTG-74PVN; RMTG-74PVP; RMTG-74PVN-1; RMTG-74PVP-1; RMTG-74PVNH; RMTG-74PVPH; RMTG-74PVNUH; RMTG-74PVPUH

Sold by: Retailers nationwide and through plumbing wholesale distributors to plumbers, contractors and consumers from May 2004 through December 2006 for between $800 and $1,300.

Manufactured in: Japan.


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