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Hey guys, I just found out about this myself and a lot of other people missed the news too.
Gree, a Chinese manufacturer of at least a DOZEN brands, has recalled millions of portable household dehumidifiers due to risk of overheating, smoke and fire.
The recall dates to 2014 but was re-announced after hundreds more fires were reported.
In Nov. 2016, the Cons. Products Safety Commission reported 450 fires and $19M in property damage from these machines.
"This recall involves select 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 65 and 70-pint dehumidifiers with brand names Danby, De'Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, GE, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima produced from 2005 to 2013."
http://greedehumidifierrecall.com/ProductEntry.aspx
IF YOU HAVE one of these recalled units, don't screw around, send off for a recall kit. They will want the label off the back and supposedly will give credit toward a replacement.
A coworker gave me a recalled Frigidaire for scrap that he had gotten credit on towards a new one. I was looking on the web to find out whether anyone knew how to fix whatever the problem was, with the idea of maybe using it. When I found out how many fires there were, I was concerned. An hour earlier, I was scrapping out one of MY machines, a small Soleus from 2010. I opened it to investigate why the compressor wasn't working and found it had overheated and melted the wiring at the compressor. Sure enough, the damn thing was on the recall list! I COULD HAVE HAD MY AUDIO/RADIO STORAGE BUILDING BURNED DOWN.
I've sent off for a recall kit for the Soleus and will be junking the Frigidaire too.
Gree, a Chinese manufacturer of at least a DOZEN brands, has recalled millions of portable household dehumidifiers due to risk of overheating, smoke and fire.
The recall dates to 2014 but was re-announced after hundreds more fires were reported.
In Nov. 2016, the Cons. Products Safety Commission reported 450 fires and $19M in property damage from these machines.
"This recall involves select 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 65 and 70-pint dehumidifiers with brand names Danby, De'Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, GE, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima produced from 2005 to 2013."
http://greedehumidifierrecall.com/ProductEntry.aspx
IF YOU HAVE one of these recalled units, don't screw around, send off for a recall kit. They will want the label off the back and supposedly will give credit toward a replacement.
A coworker gave me a recalled Frigidaire for scrap that he had gotten credit on towards a new one. I was looking on the web to find out whether anyone knew how to fix whatever the problem was, with the idea of maybe using it. When I found out how many fires there were, I was concerned. An hour earlier, I was scrapping out one of MY machines, a small Soleus from 2010. I opened it to investigate why the compressor wasn't working and found it had overheated and melted the wiring at the compressor. Sure enough, the damn thing was on the recall list! I COULD HAVE HAD MY AUDIO/RADIO STORAGE BUILDING BURNED DOWN.
I've sent off for a recall kit for the Soleus and will be junking the Frigidaire too.