Whynter dehumidifiers
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 12, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Aug 12, 2021the latest report was made
- Apr 19, 2017the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Whynter
- Maker
- WHYNTER LLC.Makers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2021 | 1 |
| April 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 12, 2021, sent to the company Aug 17, 2021, published by CPSC Aug 31, 2021
The product, in the report: Whynter Energy Star 70 Pint Portable Pump Dehumidifiers_Elite Series, White
Fan Wheel blew up on Whynter dehumidifier. Model # RPD-702WP. The materials were all over the entire roon.
- Model
- RPD-702WP
- Serial number
- 00881019050431
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Mar 14, 2021
- Where
- Blairsville, Georgia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Whynter, made or sold by WHYNTER LLC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Apr 19, 2017, sent to the company Apr 26, 2017, published by CPSC May 10, 2017
The product, in the report: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Whynter-70-Pint-Portable-Dehumidifier-with-Pump-ENERGY-STAR-RPD-702WP/204619887 Whynter 70 pint dehumidifier RPD-702WP
House fire caused by a Whynter 70 pint residential dehumidifier RPD-702WP. The fire marshal confirmed that this product was the cause of the fire.
- Model
- RPD-702WP
- Bought from
- Home Depot, New York
- Bought
- Apr 1, 2015, about then
- Where
- East Setauket, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Whynter, made or sold by WHYNTER LLC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Sources
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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.
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