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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Safety recall date: August 4, 2021 ....... fire safety recall for dehumidifiers; http://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/two...-fire-and-burn ..... is your dehumidifier one of the two million on the list that were sold before September 1, 2017.
Something to look at for second home owners who leave their dehumidifier running while they are away for a number of days or anyone using one of these widely used, home dehumidifiers.
Is best to TAKE IT BACK to Walmart or wherever for a refund and get a different dehumidifier ...... www.newwidetech.com/en/news.php?act=view&id=9 |
Given the unusual time lag — recall August 2021 for dehumidifiers sold prior to 2017 — the problem is probably that a mechanism to prevent overheating wears out. Our Danby, purchased in 2018 from an excellent seller on eBay as a new but discontinued model, is on the list. It has always occasionally shut itself down for a while and then re-start, which I assume is the overheating prevention part kicking in. But we'll get rid of it.
Also interesting that just slightly over 100 of the more than 2 million sold have been reported to cause fires in models that haven't been sold for years but could be that most of those dehumidifiers had already croaked because the life span tends to be only 2-4 years.