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Duet ht clothes dryers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 9, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 9, 2016the latest report was made
  • Jan 9, 2016the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Duet ht
Maker
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Clothes dryersGas or electric not saidCPSC’s product type: Clothes Dryers, Not Specified (code 127), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Laundry, Fabric Care & Sewing

By month

1 report from February 2015 to January 2016; the most in January 2016, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20161

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jan 9, 2016, sent to the company Jan 19, 2016, published by CPSC Feb 4, 2016

    The product, in the report: Whirlpool duet ht

    Whirlpool duet ht dryer caught fire, it started out with a liud screaming noise for about5 minutes then it went back to normal smoke blaze the back of the dryer, not sure what is going in. Cobtact whirlpool no answer yet.

    Model
    Wed9400sw2
    Serial number
    Moo715242
    Where
    Albany, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 35, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Duet ht, made or sold by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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