| 11. | The dip tube was not replaced, meaning that the valves and dishwashers had to be fixed again.
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| 12. | Ray Warner, a professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, said of the dip tube settlement.
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| 13. | Under the settlement, new water heaters will be installed if pieces of the dip tube can't be removed.
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| 14. | Those who have already paid for dip tube repairs will be reimbursed at least up to $ 175.
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| 15. | The settlement offers to replace all 14 million defective dip tubes, even those that have not begun to dissolve.
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| 16. | Several thousand of the dip tubes have failed, disintegrating into plastic pellets that can clog faucets, showers and appliances.
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| 17. | Then she read about the defective dip tubes and called American Water Heater Group, the company that made her water heater.
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| 18. | Plumbers were recently notified of the settlement and were asked to help in replacing the dip tubes and making other repairs.
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| 19. | Marilyn Kimberline of Liberty was able to get her water heater's dip tube replaced last month, but the manufacturer offered little help.
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| 20. | The water heaters contain a defective plastic pipe called a dip tube, which can break apart, causing diminished supplies of hot water.
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