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Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Possible Smoke / Fire Hazard

Important Safety Notice About Select Dehumidifiers

Please Read Below. Then check to see if your unit is affected utilizing the tool at the bottom of this page. If you do not see the brand or model of your unit listed, then your unit is not affected.

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Recall Summary

Name of Product: Dehumidifiers. See Description below.

Hazard: The dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire, posing serious fire and burn hazards.

Remedy: Refund.

Consumers should immediately turn off and unplug the dehumidifiers and contact GD Midea for a partial refund.

Consumer Contact: To register and determine if you are eligible for this program, enter your unit's brand, model, and serial number into the tool at the bottom of this page. If your unit is one of the recalled units you will then be able to verify that you are human by checking the box in the Captcha tool then clicking the Register Now button.

Recall Details

Units: About 3.4 million (in addition 850,000 were sold in Canada)

Description: This recall involves 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70, and 75-pint dehumidifiers with the following brand names: Airworks, Alen, Arctic King, Arcticaire, Beaumark, Comfort Star, ComfortAire, Continental Electric, Coolworks, Crosley, Daewoo, Danby, Danby Designer, Dayton, Degree, Diplomat, Edgestar, Excell, Fellini, Forest Air, Frigidaire, GE, Grunaire, Hanover, Homestyles, Honeywell, Hyundai, Ideal Air, Kenmore, Keystone, Kul, Midea, Nantucket, Ocean Breeze, Pelonis, Perfect Aire, Perfect Home, Polar Wind, Premiere, Professional Series, Royal Sovereign, Simplicity, SPT, Sunbeam, Sylvania, TGM, Touch Point, Trutemp, Uberhaus, Westpointe, Winix, and Winixl.

Incidents/Injuries: Midea has received 38 reports of smoke and fire. About $4.8 million property damage has been reported. No injuries have been reported.

Sold at: Lowes, Menards, PC Richard and other stores nationwide from January 2003 through December 2013 for between $100 and $300.

Manufactured in: GD Midea Air Conditioning Equipment Ltd., of China

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Verification Tool

Complete the form below to determine if your unit is affected by this recall. Please note that if you do not see the brand or model of your unit listed, then your unit is not affected. Please check all sides of your unit to locate the label that contains your model and serial number.

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Based on the information you provided, your unit is NOT affected by this recall. Double check for accuracy. If all information is correct, the unit is not affected by the recall and you do not need to register. Thank you.

Your unit is affected by this recall. Please check the "I'm not a robot" box below and click the Register Now Button.



If you need assistance, please call a representative at the toll free number 1-800-600-3055 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Central Time) Monday through Friday.