Ticking time bomb in your bathroom? Exploding toilets prompt recall

rockin'robin · 08-18-2012, 06:19 PM

Your toilet could be a ticking time bomb. A problem with flushing mechanisms that causes toilets to explode has prompted a recall of 2.3 million toilets in the U.S. and 9,400 in Canada.

There have already been 304 complaints of exploding devices bursting, causing 14 "impact or laceration injuries," according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Flushmate, the company that installed the faulty flusher, has established a website for customers to enter the serial number of their toilets to find out if they need to replace their toilet. They can also receive a repair kit.

According to the company, "The affected Flushmate III Series 503 units can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure.This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact or laceration hazards to consumers and property damage."

Products with the bad flusher include toilets from Home Depot and Lowes, and those made from 1997-2008 by "American Standard, Crane, Kohler, Eljer, Mansfield, St. Thomas and Gerber."

A Las Vegas woman filed a lawsuit earlier this month against Flushmate, the Los Angeles Times reports. The complaint claims that the repair kit failed to fix her faulty toilet and seeks class-action suit status.

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lovezebras · 08-18-2012, 07:10 PM

Sounds like the problem that Arthur Weasley had in Harry potter ...hahaha maybe wizards are behind this mess..lol

rolling7 · 08-18-2012, 07:11 PM

Bill Gates wants to re-invent the toilet.

WillKnit · 08-18-2012, 10:48 PM

My old toilet doesn't seem such a pain anymore after reading that. I'll take having to replace parts and seals over having it explode!

08-18-2012, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 15,285	Ticking time bomb in your bathroom? Exploding toilets prompt recall Your toilet could be a ticking time bomb. A problem with flushing mechanisms that causes toilets to explode has prompted a recall of 2.3 million toilets in the U.S. and 9,400 in Canada. There have already been 304 complaints of exploding devices bursting, causing 14 "impact or laceration injuries," according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Flushmate, the company that installed the faulty flusher, has established a website for customers to enter the serial number of their toilets to find out if they need to replace their toilet. They can also receive a repair kit. According to the company, "The affected Flushmate III Series 503 units can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure.This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact or laceration hazards to consumers and property damage." Products with the bad flusher include toilets from Home Depot and Lowes, and those made from 1997-2008 by "American Standard, Crane, Kohler, Eljer, Mansfield, St. Thomas and Gerber." A Las Vegas woman filed a lawsuit earlier this month against Flushmate, the Los Angeles Times reports. The complaint claims that the repair kit failed to fix her faulty toilet and seeks class-action suit status. Ticking time bomb in your bathroom? Exploding toilets prompt recall \| The Lookout - Yahoo! News

08-18-2012, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
lovezebras Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,957	Sounds like the problem that Arthur Weasley had in Harry potter ...hahaha maybe wizards are behind this mess..lol Bottesini likes this.

08-18-2012, 07:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
rolling7 Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,340	Bill Gates wants to re-invent the toilet. Steinhauer likes this.

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08-18-2012, 10:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
WillKnit Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Washington state, US Posts: 62	My old toilet doesn't seem such a pain anymore after reading that. I'll take having to replace parts and seals over having it explode!