Manufacturer Gree is recalling about 1.56 million dehumidifiers due to a defect that causes the products to overheat, smoke, and catch fire, posing a burn hazard to building occupants. The recall applies to 42 models of dehumidifiers sold between January 2011 and February 2014, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall notice.
If facility managers had purchased a Gree dehumidifier, they can check their model number with the list of recalled products on the manufacturer’s website. Facility managers should immediately unplug the recalled dehumidifiers and contact Gree for a refund.
There have been 688 incidents with the defective dehumidifiers, resulting in 23 fires and more than $168,000 in property damage.
Greg Zimmerman is senior contributing editor for FacilitiesNet.com and Building Operating Management magazine.
