If you use this in your house, take it immediately
This product has already caused millions of dollars of material damage.
Keep look inYour own house felt that much more essential in the pandemic of Covid. By remaining stuck at home, many people bought new dehumidifiers or air purifiers, or dustized the old ones they had in the basement. The vast majority of these devices are cautious to use, but you may want to check what you have plugged in. Recently, nearly two million dehumidifiers have been recalled due to a significant risk of danger. Read it to make sure you do not currently use one of the reminded dehumidifiers.
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About two million dehumidifiers were recalled because of fire risks.
August 4, theConsumer Product Safety Committee (CPSC) announced that about two million dehumidifiers produced by New Windetech are recalled in the United States, the reminder includes a dozen popular brands, such as Cool Cool, Edgetar, Friedrich, Honeywell, Whirlpool, etc. Dehumidifiers have been found "overheating and catching fire, pushing fire and burning," according to the statement. The reminder also extends beyond the United States, with approximately 380,000 dehumidifiers recalled in Canada and about 25,000 recalled in Mexico.
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If you have one of these dehumidifiers, you should stop using it immediately.
If you have one of the impacted dehumidifiers, the CPSC advises you to "stop using dehumidifiers immediately and contact New WinDeteTech for a refund". They note that the amount you will be refunded will be projected according to the age of the dehumidifier. If you need to contact a new WinDetech, you can call 877-251-1512 or head at theWebsite of the company for more information.
More than 100 overheating incidents or catching fire occurred with these devices.
According to the statement, the new WinDeteTech knows 107 incidents in which overheated reminded dehumidifiers and in some cases caught fire. Fortunately, no injury related to dehumidifiers has been reported. However, these accidents resulted in approximately $ 17 million in material damage, in accordance with the CSPC.
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The reminded dehumidifiers were sold between 2009 and 2017.
The CSPC indicated that these defective dehumidifiers were sold in Lowe's, Costco, Walmart, Menards and other retailers from the United States from 2009 to August 2017. Each product impacted by the reminder is listed in the declaration. If you believe you have one of the reminded dehumidifiers, locate the brand name, template number, and pint capacity on the sticker of the nameplate on the back of your device to see if it corresponds to a on the list.
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