Greater than 2 million dehumidifiers recalled after $17 million in hearth injury
Roughly 2.4 million dehumidifiers made for 20 completely different manufacturers and offered by retailers nationwide are being recalled as a result of they’ll overheat and catch hearth, one thing that is occurred greater than 100 occasions, inflicting about $17 million in property injury.
“The recalled dehumidifiers can overheat and catch hearth, posing hearth and burn hazards,” based on a discover posted this week by the U.S. Client Product Security Fee.
Producer New Widetech in China mentioned it’s conscious of 107 incidents the place the dehumidifiers overheated and/or caught hearth, leading to about $17 million in property injury. No accidents have been reported.
About 2 million of the recalled dehumidifiers have been offered at retailers nationwide together with Costco, Lowe’s, Menards and Walmart from February 2009 by means of August 2017 for between $120 and $430 every. One other 380,000 of the dehumidifiers have been offered in Canada and about 25,000 in Mexico, the corporate acknowledged.
The 25-to-74-pint dehumidifiers have been offered below model names together with AeonAir, Danby, Friedrich and Whirlpool. A desk with the mannequin numbers could be discovered right here.
Shoppers ought to cease utilizing the dehumidifiers and call the corporate for a refund that shall be pro-rated relying on the product’s age. New Widetech could be reached on-line or by calling (877) 251-1512 Monday by means of Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.
