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Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai dehumidifiers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 24, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jun 24, 2015the latest report was made
  • Jun 24, 2015the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
Maker
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of ZhuhaiMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
DehumidifiersCPSC’s product type: Dehumidifiers (code 306), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning

By month

1 report from July 2014 to June 2015; the most in June 2015, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 20151

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 Jun 24, 2015, sent to the company Jul 16, 2015, published by CPSC Jul 30, 2015

    The product, in the report: SoleusAir dehumidifier The consumer obtained the following model numbers from the manual “M/N: GM-DEH-30M-1” “M/N: GM-DEH-45-1” “M/N: GM-DEH-70-1”. OMB Control number 3041–0146

    On 06/23/15 the consumer’s husband noticed a burn odor in his home and realized that it was coming from the basement. The consumer’s husband opened the basement door and noticed a lot of smoke coming from the basement The consumer contacted the fire department, who arrived within 10 minutes. The consumer states the house sustained major smoke damages and the dehumidifier is completely burned. The consumer was told by the fire department that the dehumidifier was the cause of the fire. The fire department also told the consumer that the dehumidifier is affected by recall # 14-179 and the consumer should contact CPSC to file a report.

    The consumer has contacted State Farm (Claim # [REDACTED]), her home insurance company and the consumer was told that the house damages were approximately $10, 000. The consumer has spoken with [REDACTED] who told the consumer that an insurance agent from State Farm plans to take the unit.

    The dehumidifier remained in the basement and was used all day. There were no prior incidents.

    The consumer has another dehumidifier which is affected by recall # 14-179. The dehumidifier is now turned off. The consumer has not had an incident and plans to contact the firm to request the recall remedy for both dehumidifier.

    The submitter added the second dehumidifier was not on recall list, and they called Gree and they verified that it was not. The submitter noted they bought the second one [dehumidifier] one year later. The submitter also added she e-mailed pictures of burnt unit on 6-29-2015 to clearinghouse@cpsc.gov.

    Model
    Unknown
    UPC
    Unknown
    Serial number
    Unknown
    Bought from
    Menards, Ohio
    Bought
    Dec 9, 2012, about then
    Where
    Delphos, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    made or sold by Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    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:

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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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