LP Gas Water Heater Controls Warning/Correction
CPSC recall 81005. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 81005 has the recall date 29 Jan 1981. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Gas Water Heaters & Accessories.
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| Description | LP Gas Water Heater Controls Warning/Correction NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 1981 Release # 81-005 Robertshaw Company Issues New Warning On Explosion Hazard In 1,000 LP Gas Water Heater Controls WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 1981) -- The manufacturer of "Unitrol" fuel control mechanisms used on certain liquid propane gas water heaters is renewing its efforts to publicize and correct a potential defect which may cause severe burn injuries and death resulting from explosion and fires. Since 1954, when the fuel controls first were sold to hot water heater manufacturers, there have been at least 48 deaths and 89 severe burn injuries from explosions of water heaters equipped with these gas controls. The program to replace the old gas controls with new ones is being conducted by the Robertshaw Controls Company of Richmond, Va., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The manufacturer also is reissuing a national alert to warn consumers of the severe risk posed by continued use of water heaters equipped with the controls. The warning covers… |
| Product | Unitrol fuel control mechanisms, Gas Water Heaters & Accessories |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1981: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1981
- 12
- Recalls of 1981 with one of the same hazards
- 17%
- Recalls of 1981 in the category Gas Water Heaters & Accessories
- 8%
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 81005. https://recallregister.com/product/4112-lp-gas-water-heater-controls-warning-correction/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 81005 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 81005 has no incident or injury text.