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Did you buy a dehumidifier in the last 9 years? unplug it.
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Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:26 am ]
Post subject:  Did you buy a dehumidifier in the last 9 years? unplug it.
Over 2M dehumidifiers recalled, reports of fires
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire. They were manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances and carried the brand names of Danby, De'Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima.

http://money.msn.com/business-news/arti ... d=16891279

bascially, any china dehumidifier is being recalled. someone made an engineering oversight :shock:
Author:  Furious Styles [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:36 am ]
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Mine is tankless, so I'm not concerned.
Author:  Curious Hair [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:38 am ]
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I've always said dehumidifying is a tankless task.
Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:44 am ]
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Furious Styles wrote:
Mine is tankless, so I'm not concerned.


would it matter? besides, just call them and you might get a refund without having to send the old one back. its china, so nobody cares.
Author:  GOIrishND [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:49 am ]
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Amana/Haier is no good either. Will not last.

I have a GE currently that does a good job. But I was always aware of the risk of overheating, so I don't run it for extended periods -- especially when I'm not home -- and I have a smoke detector nearby.
Author:  Don Tiny [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:51 am ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
I've always said dehumidifying is a tankless task.




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Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:01 pm ]
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A few? I know you claim to live in Wisconsin, but do you live in a mudhut?
Author:  Telegram Sam [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:41 pm ]
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The Fellini model actually chain smokes.
Author:  Furious Styles [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:17 pm ]
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:lol:
Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:18 pm ]
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Keeping Score wrote:
Ike South may have just saved my life. I have a few of the SoleusAir model. :shock:


a $100 deposit to my paypal account will make things even with me.

i sort of freaked too when i saw the article, because our cabin at the lake burned down because of a chinese dehumidifier. who knows if it was one under this recall, it happened 5 years ago and the evidence is gone.

but the new one we have is a zenith. its still made in china, but apparently not on this recall list. i dont know, it seems like a good unit. never even gets warm as far as i can tell.
Author:  SomeGuy [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:22 pm ]
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Keeping Score wrote:
Ike South may have just saved my life. I have a few of the SoleusAir model. :shock:


Do the world a favor, pour gasoline on yourself and leave it plugged in.

Thanks.
Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:52 pm ]
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SomeGuy wrote:
Keeping Score wrote:
Ike South may have just saved my life. I have a few of the SoleusAir model. :shock:


Do the world a favor, pour gasoline on yourself and leave it plugged in.

Thanks.


damn dude. i mean i want to kick the guys ass half the time but he doesnt deserve that. its not his fault god made him goofy
Author:  Hawg Ass [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 2:57 pm ]
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IkeSouth wrote:
SomeGuy wrote:
Keeping Score wrote:
Ike South may have just saved my life. I have a few of the SoleusAir model. :shock:


Do the world a favor, pour gasoline on yourself and leave it plugged in.

Thanks.


damn dude. i mean i want to kick the guys ass half the time but he doesnt deserve that. its not his fault god made him goofy

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  Furious Styles [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Did you buy a dehumidifier in the last 9 years? unplug
IkeSouth wrote:
i sort of freaked too when i saw the article, because our cabin at the lake burned down because of a chinese dehumidifier. who knows if it was one under this recall, it happened 5 years ago and the evidence is gone.

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Author:  Peoria Matt [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:30 pm ]
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Or you could just take the tank out and pour the water on the fire. Problem solved.
Author:  K Effective [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:32 pm ]
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I inherited one from my sister this summer when she moved away- summbitch is the loudest mother fucker on the planet. It would be quieter to idle a huey helicopter in our basement than run this Kenmore piece of shit. I have systematically dismantled the entire unit to find what parts are vibrating together, only to find the parts I just determined were not the problem are now vibrating also. Now I have good reason to trash it!
Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:39 pm ]
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trash it? kenmore is on the list of recall. just call the number and tell them you bought it two years ago. they will send you $250 in the mail.

dont worry about it. its chinas money.
Author:  Furious Styles [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:50 pm ]
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Yeah, they just write it off.
Author:  Darkside [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 7:57 pm ]
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If your ac works right and is sized right you shouln't need a dehumidifier.
Author:  Colonel Angus [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:12 pm ]
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Always blame the Asians.
Author:  IkeSouth [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:47 pm ]
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Furious Styles wrote:
Yeah, they just write it off.


for one, their government subsidizes the crap out of their manufacturing. thats why its cheaper to send you 100lbs of crap on a boat across the planet then it is to make it locally

two, its china. nobody. gives. a. fuck.
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