Exploding Heaters - Marineland Stealth and Stealth Pro (Pictures) - Recall Issued

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

$50 says the warranty with the product has a limited liability clause that only covers the physical heater itself and wont cover any other damages caused by the heater malfuntioning.

every product has the clause. Though some lawsuits have been very successful in turning over a LL clause but it takes $$...lots of $$

Doesn't matter in this case as it's not a warranty issue. If they are knowingly selling a defective and ultimately dangerous product you're looking at a whole different issue. A heater that stops working is a defective product, a titanium heater that explodes is a pipe bomb.

[abcha0s]

I agree with the pipe bomb analogy. It would likely have taken my hand off if I had been holding the heater. Look what it did to someone elses tank!



That picture is from this thread - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/eq...ro-heater.html

The first page shows a tank blown out by an exploding Stealth Pro Heater. There are several more exploding heaters throughout the thread.

Another thread can be found here:
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...th-Pro-Heater&

There are so many examples of this happening. I really think it is all of these heaters. They haven't all exploded yet, but one day they may.

[lastlight]

That thread mentions copper in the heater as well. This isn't like treating fish in a tank with copper where it can potentially make a tank unfit for reefs? I'm guessing an actual piece of metal is not the same.

[Coleus]

hmm i have this heater somewhere for backup but i think i am going to throw it away. Thanks for the warning

[Tracey2]

My experience

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Tracey2

My experience

From the same kind of heater???

[Tracey2]

Originally Posted by sphelps

From the same kind of heater???

Stealth pro 300 W made in china. I think the ones made in Italy are ok.

[mws]

When it was time for a new heater I did search the net and came upon the tanks with the bomb hole, still couldn't believe the heater did this. But as a precaution I took it out of my tank(I used this heater for over a year)Now I only use it to do water changes.
So sorry for everyone's bad luck, it must be devastating.

[Palmer]

I have a heater that is metal and labelled as a stealth heater in my freshwater cichlid tank but its not made by marineland. I bought it at petland about 5 years ago. Does anyone know if this is pretty much the same? Wonder if Marineland bought them out or something.