{"id":317394,"date":"2021-08-06T19:52:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/millions-of-dehumidifiers-recalled-after-causing-fires\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T19:52:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:52:35","slug":"millions-of-dehumidifiers-recalled-after-causing-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/millions-of-dehumidifiers-recalled-after-causing-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"#Millions of dehumidifiers recalled after causing fires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Millions of dehumidifiers recalled after causing fires<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some 2 million dehumidifiers made by a Taiwan-based manufacturer for over 20 well-known brands and sold in major stores across the US have been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2021\/two-million-dehumidifiers-with-well-known-brand-names-recalled-due-to-fire-and-burn\">recalled<\/a> because they can overheat and catch fire.<\/p>\n<p>The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said the company, New Widetech, is aware of more than 100 incidents of the dehumidifiers overheating or catching fire.<\/p>\n<p>Fires caused by the issue have resulted in about $17 million in property damage, the CPSC said, though no one has been injured, as far as the agency and the manufacturer are aware.<\/p>\n<p>About 2 million of the recalled dehumidifiers were sold from February 2009 through August 2017 for between $120 and $430 each at major retailers across the US, including Costco, Lowe\u2019s and Walmart.<\/p>\n<p>Another 380,000 of the dehumidifiers that were sold in\u00a0Canada\u00a0and about 25,000 in\u00a0Mexico are also being recalled, the agency and company said.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-to-74-pint dehumidifiers were sold under well-known brand names, including Honeywell, Whirlpool, Haier, Danby, Perfect Aire among others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Sticker in rear of recalled dehumidifier. (Consumer Product Safety Commission)\" class=\"wp-image-19047439 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/sticker-recalled-dehumidifier.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/sticker-recalled-dehumidifier.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/sticker-recalled-dehumidifier.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/sticker-recalled-dehumidifier.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/sticker-recalled-dehumidifier.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fires caused by the issue have resulted in about $17 million in property damage.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">(Consumer Product Safety Commission<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The CPSC said consumers should stop using the dehumidifiers and contact the company for a refund that will be pro-rated depending on the product\u2019s age.<\/p>\n<p>New Widetech can be reached\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recallrtr.com\/nwtdehumidifier\/\">online<\/a>\u00a0or by calling (877) 251-1512 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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