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Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Possible Smoke / Fire Hazard
Important Safety Notice About Select Dehumidifiers
St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil (QC) J3G 4S5 1-800-686-2175. Contact us OPENING HOURS. Monday to Friday. The maximum area size that this unit can support, according to the manual, is 2000 square feet and it can remove moisture from the air at a rate of 30 pints per day. The tank capacity is 1.5 gallons which is a bit small and for humid conditions could require frequent emptying of the tank.
Please Read Below. Then check to see if your unit is affected utilizing the tool at the bottom of this page. If you do not see the brand or model of your unit listed, then your unit is not affected.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Recall Summary
Name of Product:Dehumidifiers. See Description below.
Hazard:The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards.
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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
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Verification Tool
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Complete the form below to determine if your unit is affected by this recall. Please note that if you do not see the brand or model of your unit listed, then your unit is not affected. Please check all sides of your unit to locate the label that contains your model and serial number.