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Lawsuit filed over millions of defective Hot Water Heaters
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The Sharbrough Law Firm files suit in Federal Court
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On June x, 1999, The Sharbrough Law Firm and Jackson, Taylor & Martino filed suit against five manufacturers of Hot Water Heaters in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The suit alleges that Millions of homeowners have Hot Water heaters that contain a defective dip tube. Nature of the Defect
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13th Jun 1999 Virtually all residential water heaters that have a top connection for the cold water supply piping have a plastic tube which brings the cold water into the bottom of the heater -- the "Dip Tube". The dip tube is designed to prevent incoming cold water from mixing with existing hot water. Some of the dip tubes that were manufactured by Perfection Corporation and supplied to A.O. Smith and other water heater manufacturers are defective. The defective dip tubes may, in some instances, break off within the water heater or slowly disintegrate and release small white plastic particles into the plumbing. xxx.
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The Defective Water Heaters
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Water Heaters Manufactured by the following companies between 1993 and 1996 contain the defective dip tube:
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American Standard
A.O. SmithSome of the water heaters manufactured by A.O. Smith between July, 1993 and December, 1996 contain defective dip. If you have a defective dip tube, you may notice small white particles in your hot water lines. A good place to look for the particles will be in your faucet screens (aerators).tubes. www.fortunecity.com
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