MIDEA DEHUMIDIFIERS PROBLEMS

midea dehumidifiers

Information about the problems and breakdowns of Midea dehumidifiers that were reported from 2016 to 2021.

Common problems: fire, smoke.

Faulty modules: fan.

Recalls

1 safety recalls announced

Dehumidifiers Made by Midea Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards; $4.8 Million in Property Damage Reported

  • Date: 11/2/2016

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

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Problems

2 issues reported

Midea WDP70AE6N

  • Date: 6/5/2019

The consumer stated that the dehumidifier was turned on. After one cycle, it made a weird noise, smoke came out of the unit and it stopped. He unplugged the unit. Later when plugged in, fan runs slow, or not at all, and after couple minutes smells like something burning.

Midea MAD50PS1QGR

  • Date: 12/16/2021

39 YO consumer reports that while in another room they heard a loud noise. They found the room full of smoke and smelled of an electrical fire. The dehumidifier was still running and blowing smoke.

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