Appliance Analysis Findings - Newsletter

April 2008

Water Heater Leak

Clients called us because of water damage in the basement. They suspected water heater. The effects of the water could clearly be seen in the damage near the water heater. Upon first inspection however, they couldn't see an actual leak in the water heater.

So we were called in to take a closer look at the heater to determine culpability. Once we removed the outer shell, the water leak was found by a weld on the inner tank.

See the online video from the investigation or see more photos from the investigation.

DVD of Analysis Provided

Appliance Analysis provides clients with a DVD of their analysis. The video includes:

• Any "live" testing that is performed is video recorded
• All video is viewed and re-viewed to help in our inspections and investigations
• All video is "raw" and unedited, you are viewing our testing
• Electrical wire beading has been documented

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Warning from the Underwriters Laboratory

UL is the trusted source across the globe for product compliance. They have announced two product advisories recently:

• Christmas decorative outfits manufactured by Dongguan Beauty Star Lights Company do not comply with UL's safety requirements and may pose a risk of shock or fire.
• Certain thermal detectors could potentially bear a counterfeit certification listing mark for Canada. These thermal detectors have not been evaluated for safety by ULC.

Learn more on the UL web site; learn about more industry web sites on the Appliance Analysis web site.