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3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 8, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 3reports to CPSC
  • Dec 8, 2023the latest report was made
  • Mar 24, 2014the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Honeywell
Maker
KAZ INC.Makers, 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 January 2023 to December 2023; the most in December 2023, 1. 2 earlier reports, since March 2014, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20231
November 20141
March 20141

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • 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. Hospital admission

    Made Dec 8, 2023, sent to the company Dec 12, 2023, published by CPSC Dec 27, 2023

    The product, in the report: Honeywell Cool Mist Humidifier

    I purchased a Honeywell ‘Cool Mist’ humidifier in on or about 6 March 2023 and began using the humidifier with tap water. The instruction manual stated that the use of the humidifier with tap water may produce a ‘white dust’ but it would not damage the humidifier. For the following three months that ensued, I developed respiratory problems that worsened and culminated in my hospitalization for pneumonia in late May/early June of this year. I was living in Las Vegas, Nevada at this time but I have subsequently moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas. I have been diagnosed with emphysema and permanent lung damage.

    Model
    HUL430W
    Bought from
    ebay
    Bought
    Mar 6, 2023
    Where
    North Las Vegas, Nevada: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 75, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Honeywell, made or sold by KAZ INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission
  2. No one hurt

    Made Nov 10, 2014, sent to the company Nov 26, 2014, published by CPSC Dec 11, 2014

    The product, in the report: Warm mist humidifier, Honeywell Model # HWM-340. Product burned so there are no detail regarding mfg date or serial number

    I am writing in regard to a warm mist humidifier model #HWM-340 manufactured for/by Kaz USA that resulted in fire during normal operation last week. The humidifier was filled during the day and then we had forgotten to refill before we went to bed. Normally if the water level got too low the unit would shut off and the refill light would come on, but overnight the auto shut-off function failed and all the water boiled off resulting in the unit overheating. I awoke at 6:30 AM last Tuesday to the fire alarms going off in my house and my living room filled with smoke. When I went downstairs, the humidifier was in full flames but luckily I had a fire extinguisher handy and was able to put the fire out before my house or furniture caught fire. The unit has water level indicator that shuts the unit off when the water drops below a certain level, but the unit does not have any type of overheating protection if the unit is run without water. There are warnings in the manual not to operate without water, but if the fill level system fails, then there is nothing to prevent the unit from overheating and catching fire. The 15 AMP circuit breaker to the outlet also tripped but not before the unit caught fire. The unit is about 1-1/2 years old.

    Model
    HWM-340
    Serial number
    N/A
    Bought from
    Not recalled, Michigan
    Bought
    Jan 1, 2013, about then
    Where
    South Lyon, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 59, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Honeywell, made or sold by KAZ INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Mar 24, 2014, sent to the company Apr 1, 2014, published by CPSC Apr 15, 2014

    The product, in the report: Humidifier

    After about 2 weeks of use, a Honeywell branded humidifier, Model HCM-315T Series, caused the occupants of the bedroom where it was being used to become dizzy and weak, especially after an evening spent in the direct vicinity of the unit in question.

    My investigation showed the unit was emitting an odor reminiscent of Dioxin (as in polychlorinated dibenzodioxins). The source was quickly found at the junction of the motor shaft, spinning very quickly within a slowly spinning plastic blower cage at the unit’s bottom. The difference in rotation speed yielded heat, burning the plastic.

    Model
    HCM-315T
    UPC
    092926346713
    Bought from
    Menards, Illinois
    Bought
    Jan 29, 2014
    Where
    Lincolnshire, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 89, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Parent
    As this report names them
    Brand Honeywell, made or sold by KAZ INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

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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