A Lowe’s Whirlpool Water Heater is made by the American Water Heater Company. It is also named as the Craftmaster. Reported issues of this water heater involve premature thermocouple failure, burner assembly malfunction, and gas thermostat malfunction. Another problem is the spark arrestor for intake air found directly underneath these water heaters that clog easily due to simple dust buildup and the most likely known problems with these units starving for oxygen have been directly related to cat hair. Cat hair is extremely fine and if you have a cat, this water heater can fail prematurely due to buildup under the unit.
This brand is from AO Smith and is sold in home improvement/hardware stores. The models are available with either 6, or 10 year warranties. The warranty on the tank, which is the most vital part of the unit, is not as good as many brands. These water heaters have a federal lawsuit following the failures of these gas fired water heaters. In order to retain your replacement retrofit parts at any Lowes home improvement store you will need a serial number along with model number off your gas water heater so they can track the units in use that register back to the federal lawsuit. All gas water heaters involve flammable gas, toxic exhaust and water. It is very important to know that if you do not know what you are doing when you work on a gas water heater you are exposing your home to fire damage and flood damage as well illness or death due to faulty venting. Know what you are doing or hire a licensed plumber.
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