Check your dehum: massive recalls

[bluter]

some two million dehumidifiers have just been recalled over a fire risk hazard. as it's an item a lot of folk use i wanted our growers to be aware.


effected models include :

• AeonAir.
• Amana.
• ArcticAire.
• Classic.
• Commercial Cool.
• Danby.
• Danby Designer.
• Danby Premiere.
• De'Longhi.
• Edgestar.
• Friedrich.
• Generations.
• Haier.
• Honeywell.
• JMATEK/AirTek.
• Idylis.
• Ivation.
• perfect aire.
• SuperClima.
• Whirlpool.
• Whynte

check with your consumer agencies.

 

[donkeyjunk]

Cheers
Does it give reason for the recall?

 

[bluter]

Cheers
Does it give reason for the recall?

overheating and catching fire is all i've seen. it literally just got announced.
thought it was appropriate to post up in light of a recent member having a fire over another issue.

edit : at present it only covers the US, mexico, and canada.

 

[bluter]

in less than an hour the list grew to 50 odd brands ..

1. Airworks
2. Alen
3. Arcticaire
4. Arctic King
5. Beaumark
6. Coolworks
7. ComfortAire
8. Comfort Star
9. Continental Electic
10. Crosley
11. Daewoo
12. Danby
13. Danby & Designer
14. Dayton
15. Degree
16. Diplomat
17. Edgestar
18. Excell
19. Fellini
20. Forest Air
21. Frigidaire
22. GE
23. Grunaire
24. Hanover
25. Honeywell
26. Homestyles
27. Hyundai
28. Ideal Air
29. Kenmore (Canada)
30. Keystone
31. Kul
32. Midea
33. Nantucket
34. Ocean Breeze
35. Pelonis
36. Perfect Aire
37. Perfect Home
38. Polar Wind
39. Premiere
40. Professional Series
41. Royal Sovereign
42. Simplicity
43. Sunbeam
44. SPT
45. Sylvania
46. TGM
47. Touch Point
48. Trutemp
49. Uberhaus
50. Westpointe
51. Winix
52. Winixl

essentially if you bought a dehum in the last 11 years it's probably screwed

 

[Just A Simple Guy]

I bought a Toshiba earlier this year and it's not on the list yet...

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

I smell some thing funny

 

[Rexer]

Thanks for posting this bluter

 

[Nunyabiz]

Mine is over 5 years old and I use it all the time.
If it hasn't phucked up yet I doubt it will.
It has run some days almost non stop and never even gets slightly warm.

 

[bluter]

Mine is over 5 years old and I use it all the time.
If it hasn't phucked up yet I doubt it will.
It has run some days almost non stop and never even gets slightly warm.

most things are all good til they're all bad. i'd just have a look for peace of mind.

it would be really helpful to know what component actually fails. haven't seen anything other than an overheat and fire hazard cited.

 

[Renee Roberts]

Hey everyone! Here's a legit article about it, just posted this morning:

About 2M dehumidifiers recalled in US, possible fire hazard

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 2 million dehumidifiers made by New Widetech are being recalled in the U.S. because they can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards

abcnews.go.com

 

[bluter]

Hey everyone! Here's a legit article about it, just posted this morning:

About 2M dehumidifiers recalled in US, possible fire hazard

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 2 million dehumidifiers made by New Widetech are being recalled in the U.S. because they can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards

abcnews.go.com

article says newer ones past 2017 not affected. that's super good to know.

 

[Regrowth]

It's kind of sad how so many brands are just relabeling products from the one company.

 

[013]

Great job Bluter & Renee….

 

[Rexer]

It's kind of sad how so many brands are just relabeling products from the one company.

It's common for a parts manufacturer to make components that are used by different companies in the production of their products. Think like how Samsung diodes are used in lighting...

 

[Regrowth]

The articles I read made it seem like the one company made the dehumidifiers not just parts.

All affected models were made by a company called New Widetech, but were sold under various brand names

It's New WideTech handling the recall reimbursement, not the individual companies.
I bought dehumidifier just a week ago, I'm glad it's not on the list.

 

[Rexer]

The articles I read made it seem like the one company made the dehumidifiers not just parts.

I completely apologize, yeah that is shady.

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

That remains me I best clean the dust filter on my own dehumidifier & that may contribute to over heating.


Wow just one company dealing with all those brand names.

Just had to double check British sources on that topic as well as we are a global community

 

[copperrein]

Jesus christ my De'Longhi's compressor just died... @Fuzzy Duck which company?

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

Jesus christ my De'Longhi's compressor just died... @Fuzzy Duck which company?

Some American company called New Worldtech @Renee Roberts mention the news related article further up the thread.

My own De'Longhi is drying the washing at present darn British rainy summer.

 

[bluter]

Some American company called New Worldtech @Renee Roberts mention the news related article further up the thread.

My own De'Longhi is drying the washing at present darn British rainy summer.

it's a chinese company