product name:
dehumidifiers
Danger:
Dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke, and catch fire, creating fire and burn hazards for consumers.
Retrieved date:
August 16, 2023
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a description:
This recall includes 42 dehumidifier models under the Kenmore, GE, SoleusAir, Norpole, and Seabreeze brand names, manufactured between January 2011 and February 2014. The recalled model numbers are listed below.
Kenmore
Model number |
capacity |
407.53530310 |
30 pints |
407.53550310 |
50 pints |
407.53570310 |
70 pints |
407.53571310 |
70 pints |
GE
Model number |
capacity |
ADEH50LPQ1 |
50 pints |
ADEH50LQQ1 |
50 pints |
ADEH50LRL1 |
50 pints |
ADEL30LRQ1 |
30 pints |
ADEL50LRL1 |
50 pints |
ADEL70LRL1 |
70 pints |
ADER30LPQ1 |
30 pints |
ADER30LQQ1 |
30 pints |
ADER40LPQ1 |
40 pints |
ADER40LQQ1 |
40 pints |
ADER50LPQ1 |
50 pints |
ADER50LQQ1 |
50 pints |
ADER50LRL1 |
50 pints |
ADER50LSL1 (date code 01/14) |
50 pints |
ADER65LPQ1 |
65 pints |
ADER65LQ1 |
65 pints |
ADER70LRL1 |
70 pints |
ADEW30LPQ1 |
30 pints |
ADEW30LQQ1 |
30 pints |
ADEW50LPQ1 |
50 pints |
ADEW50LQQ1 |
50 pints |
ADEW50LRL1 |
50 pints |
ADEW65LPQ1 |
65 pints |
ADEW65LQ1 |
65 pints |
ADEW70LRL1 |
70 pints |
Solius Air
Model number |
capacity |
GL-DEH-45F-2Q3 |
45 pints |
GL-DEH-70EIP-6L3 |
70 pints |
GL-DEH-70F-2L3 |
70 pints |
GM-DEH-30M-1Q3 |
30 pints |
GM-DEH-45-1Q3 |
45 pints |
GM-DEH-70-1L3 |
70 pints |
SG-DEH-25-4 |
25 pints |
SG-DEH-30E-1Q3 |
30 pints |
SG-DEH-45E-1Q3 |
45 pints |
SG-DEH-70E-1L3 |
70 pints |
SG-DEH-70E-2L3 |
70 pints |
Sea breeze
Norball
The brand name and pint capacity are printed on the back, front or side of the dehumidifier. The model number and date code are printed on a label on the back, front, or side of the unit. Dehumidifiers are white, beige, gray, or black plastic and measure between 19 and 24 inches long, 13 and 15 inches wide, and 9 and 11 inches deep.
treatment:
Consumers should immediately stop use, unplug dehumidifiers, and contact Gree for a refund.
Accidents / Injuries:
Gree received reports of at least 23 fires, 688 overheating incidents, and $168,000 in property damage with dehumidifiers pulled.
Sold in:
Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, Sam’s Club, Sears, Walmart, and other stores across the country, from 2011 through 2014 for between $110 and $400.
Manufacturer(s):
Gree Electric Appliances, Zhuhai Corporation
Distributor(s):
General Electric Appliances in Louisville, Kentucky; Gree USA Sales Ltd. , affiliated with City of Industry, California; IRP, of Pineville, NC; MC Appliance Corp. of Wood Dale, Ill.; and MJC America Ltd. dba Soleus International Inc. , from Walnut, California.
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