The Niu Valley home of Nainoa Thompson and his wife Kathy Muneno was destroyed recently by a fire, possibly caused by a malfunction in or near an electric tankless water heater. We’re saddened to hear of their loss and thankful that neither Nainoa nor Kathy was injured.
My wife asked me if we should get our water heater checked. It’s the second time in a couple of weeks that my wife heard of a water heater causing a home fire. Things happen. When things happen in twos or threes, it’s a trend.
The water heater in our condo is the tank variety, unlike the Thompson-Muneno water heater, which heats water quickly and does not store water in a tank. Fire department officials said the fire started due to an electrical short in the crawl space under the house.
Rats? Or, Gecko? Bad wires? Or, a faulty water heater?
What we need to know, and what should be reported in the local newspapers and on television news is, well, ‘what happened?’ What caused the problem? How can it be prevented?
Inquiring minds want to know.
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