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Whynter RPD-702WP dehumidifiers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 5, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Aug 5, 2021the latest report was made
  • Aug 5, 2021the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Whynter RPD-702WP
Maker
New Widetech IndustriesMakers, 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 September 2020 to August 2021; the most in August 2021, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20211

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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 incident, no one hurt

    Made Aug 5, 2021, sent to the company Aug 9, 2021, published by CPSC Aug 23, 2021

    The product, in the report: White/Beige, Whynter RPD-702WP (with pump) 70 pint

    We bought this in 2014 and used it for several years.... it was used for 4 years and smoked etc. We got rid of it for good yesterday. Ordered on amazon and they notified us of the recall. Please advise asa p [REDACTED] WHYNTER RPD-702WP 70 Pint We have quintuplets, and there was NO WAY we were going to start going nuts once it smoked etc. Call or email me.

    Bought from
    amazon
    Bought
    Jul 26, 2014
    Where
    Sea Girt, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 31, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Whynter RPD-702WP, made or sold by New Widetech Industries
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No 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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