Dehumidifiers Recalled Due To Possible Smoke / Fire Hazard

[Califin]

I didn't see this here, so excuse me if was/has been already posted.

 

https://consumerist.com/2016/11/03/after-4-3m-in-property-damage-millions-of-dehumidifiers-recalled/

 

 

https://www.recallrtr.com/dehumidifier

 

 

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Dehumidifiers. See Description below.

Hazard: The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards.

Remedy: Replace/Refund.

Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the dehumidifiers and contact GD Midea for either a replacement unit or a partial refund. Consumers whose dehumidifiers were manufactured before October 1, 2008 will receive a partial refund, not a replacement. The manufacturing dates can be found on back of units.

Consumer Contact: To register and determine if you are eligible for this program, enter your unit's brand, model, and serial number into the tool at the bottom of this page. If your unit is one of the recalled units you will then be able to verify that you are human by checking the box in the Captcha tool then clicking the Register Now button.

Recall Details

Units: About 3.4 million (in addition 850,000 were sold in Canada)

Description: This recall involves 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70, and 75-pint dehumidifiers with the following brand names: Airworks, Alen, Arctic King, Arcticaire, Beaumark, Comfort Star, ComfortAire, Continental Electric, Coolworks, Crosley, Daewoo, Danby, Danby Designer, Dayton, Degree, Diplomat, Edgestar, Excell, Fellini, Forest Air, Frigidaire, GE, Grunaire, Hanover, Homestyles, Honeywell, Hyundai, Ideal Air, Kenmore, Keystone, Kul, Midea, Nantucket, Ocean Breeze, Pelonis, Perfect Aire, Perfect Home, Polar Wind, Premiere, Professional Series, Royal Sovereign, Simplicity, SPT, Sunbeam, Sylvania, TGM, Touch Point, Trutemp, Uberhaus, Westpointe, Winix, and Winixl.

Incidents/Injuries: Midea has received 38 reports of smoke and fire. About $4.8 million property damage has been reported. No injuries have been reported.

Sold at: Lowes, Menards, PC Richard and other stores nationwide from January 2003 through December 2013 for between $100 and $300.

Manufactured in: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Ltd., of China

Edited November 6, 2016 by Califin

[blackhorse]

Thanks for the update, have two frigidaire units and will check model numbers.

[Restorium2]

Had one. Got $78.55 refund. 

[AmishRnot4ganja]

So one company in China makes all the dehumidifiers in the world?

 

Yikes! Things are worse than I thought.

[Restorium2]

So one company in China makes all the dehumidifiers in the world?

 

Yikes! Things are worse than I thought.

Right! Even good American brands like Frigidaire. I told my wife that I wished they would just put a Chinese name on it. I would probably still buy it but not have the remorse from being tricked. 

[Wild Bill]

Chinese names are more colorful anyway. Who wouldn't want a Happy Lobster brand dehumidifier?