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Essick Air Products humidifiers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 22, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Feb 22, 2018the latest report was made
  • Feb 22, 2018the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Essick Air Products
Maker
Essick Air ProductsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
HumidifiersCPSC’s product type: Humidifiers (code 304), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from March 2017 to February 2018; the most in February 2018, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
February 20181

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 Feb 22, 2018, sent to the company May 18, 2018, published by CPSC Jun 4, 2018

    The product, in the report: Humidifer

    I have purchased a AIRCARE humidifier from Menard’s that has bare wires coming from the back of the unit. This unit is less than than 2 years old. I feel that this is a safety issue .I have contacted Essick Air Products & Champion Cooler with the contact [REDACTED] Warranty QC Specialist I have sent pictures of the faulty wires to [REDACTED] with the response from her I’ll pass your email along to our head engineer. I will reply back with an answer.

    My wife and I are afraid to use the humidifier due to safety hazards The unit is model 4DTS900. AIRCARE® 5.7-Gallon Whole House Console Evaporative Humidifier Model Number: 4DTS_900 | Menards® SKU: 6214356 Variation: Brushed Nickel $158.99 We have not abused this device . I would love to use this unit but cannot due to the safety issues.

    Model
    Essick Air Products/ 4DTS_900
    Serial number
    CJ27122 292
    Bought from
    Menards, Ohio
    Bought
    Feb 2, 2017, about then
    Where
    McComb, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Essick Air Products, made or sold by Essick Air Products
    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 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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