Dehumidifiers

12YOM WAS WRESTLING WITH SISTER WHEN HE FELL INTO A DEHUMIDIFIER AND CUT HIS CHEST ON A METAL CORNER. DX: CHEST LACERATION.

85YOM WAS PICKING UP A DEHUMIDIFIER AT HOME WHEN HE FELT A SNAP AND PAIN IN HIS L UPPER EXTREMITY. DX: RUPTURE OF LEFT BICEPS TENDON

2YOF WAS PLAYING PUTTING FINGER IN THE TOP OF DEHUMIDIFIER AND FINGER GOT STUCK DX LT FINGER PAIN

89YOF PT LOST FOOTING & FELL TO RT SIDE, HITTING A DEHUMIDIFIER DX: RECURRENT FALLS, ANTERIOR CHEST WALL PAIN, LOW BACK PAIN #

33 YOF STUBBED HER TOE ON THE DEHUMIDIFIER. DX: TOE INJURY

42YOM-PATIENT WAS LIFTING A HEAVY DE-HUMIDIFIER AND HURT LEFT ELBOW@ HOME. DX: STRAIN LEFT ELBOW

74 YOM FELL WHILE GOING TO THE BATHROOM THIS MORNING AND THEN FELL A SECOND TIME HITTING A DEHUMIDIFIER WITH HIS HEAD. +ABRASION SCALPDX: UTI, VERTEBRAL ARTERY DISSECTION

52 YOM PRESENTS FROM HOME. PT STATES HE HAD BEEN DRINKING TONIGHT AND TRIPPED OVER THE DEHUMIDIFIER STRIKING HIS CHIN. NO BAL. DX: MANDIBLE FRACTURE, CHIN LACERATION

55YOF BACK PAIN AFTER EMPTYING A DEHUMIDIFIER THAT WAS HEAVY DX: CHRONIC B ACK PAIN #

77YOM CARRYING A BIG BUCKET OF WATER UP FROM BASEMENT, HAD EMPTIED DEHUMIDIFIER; WENT TO GRAB DOOR HANDLE & FELL BACKWARDS DOWN 5 STEPS, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR DX; HEAD INJURY, LAC OF HEAD #

74YOF, WAS EMPTYING A LARGE DEHUMIDIFIER WHEN SHE DROPPED IT ONTO HER LEG, DX: LACERATION OF LEFT LOWER EXTERMITY

88YO F WAS EMPTYING HER DEHUMIDIFIER AND FELL. DX: L4-L5 SUBACUTE COMPRESSION FRACTURES #

Moultonborough Fire Rescue dispatched for fire alarm activation. Upon arrival detected odor of something burnign within the structure. Found smoke in the basement, determined that the smoke was coming from an overheated SoleusAir Model GL-DEH-30-1 dehumidifier. Scorching found on casing, strong odor coming from unit. The product was being used by a female senior citizen to dehumidify a damp basement. No injuries occurred.

I have a Hampton Bay HB50 dehumidifier that I run in my basement in the summer with a hose to a sump pump. I never have it set on the highest setting. Last week a switch and wires caught fire and set off my smoke alarm at 1 am, filling the first floor and basement with smoke. When we got to the dehumidifer, the wires were burning, smoke was coming out the back, and the grill was starting to melt. I rushed the dehumidifier out the back, but the wires continued to burn, so I put it out with a fire extinguisher. No injuries, but I had to run the fans all night to rid the house of smoke, and the basement still stinks of electical fire. We were out of town the weekend before, so if had happened then there is a chance the house would have burned down.

Danby dehumidifier ddr7009ree1 runs, but won't remove humidity from room. unit compressor becomes so hot, that if you try to touch it, you would be seriously burned!

Problem: Overheating Fridgidaire dehumidifier Problem Description: The air circulation fan intermittently stops running and the compressor continues to run generating very high heat. The unit doesn't shut off when the "Set-Point" humidity level is met. When switching the unit "OFF" using the top ON/OFF button, the compressor continues to run, while the LED status display is dark, providing the user an erroneous status indication falsely indicating the unit is turned "OFF". In this condition, the compressor continues to generate very high heat while the unit is OFF. An electrical burning smell was emanating from the unit. Use: The dehumidifier is used in a conditioned basement space. Solution was to unplug the unit before it starts a fire. No injuries or damage, however, unattended this unit has potential to start a fire. Model: FAD504DWD Service Model Number: FAD504DWD19 Serial Number: KN52004495 Approx Date of Purchase: 2015

Product was being used in the basement of residential structure for its intended purpose. The Fire Department was called for a possible structure fire, upon arrival found light smoke throughout the residence. Source of smoke was located at the dehumidifier with smoke coming from the unit.

Dehumidifier fan stops. Dehumidifier gets very hot. Compressor still running. If I turn it OFF on the panel, the compressor stays running. Smells very hot. If I unplug the unit, everything stops. Date on this is Jan 2014. Other models of this have been recalled for this problem, but not this model/serial number.

Dehumidifier caught fire and then exploded, sending flaming plastic shrapnel onto walls. It had been on for approximately five minutes. The House was filled with dense black smoke from burning plastic, which then fouled the ductwork in the forced hot air heating system. This brand and model do not appear in any of the previously recalled humidifiers.

Soleus Dehumidifier, 1 of 2 units being used in my finished basement. Unit was making an unusual sound. The fan was not running, there was a smell of melting plastic. None of the control buttons worked and I could feel heat coming from the unit. I unplugged the unit and monitored it. When removing the water container I saw that the wall behind it was melting and too hot to touch. Thank God I caught this before it started on fire.