#dehumidifiers — Public Fediverse posts

Week 11 saw the painting mostly finished up and electrical trim out on Monday and Tuesday, and yesterday and today the HVAC guys did their finishing work.

Here’s how things look now.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3389/basement-project-end-of-week-11

#Homeownership #HouseProject2024 #BasementFinishingProject #Hvac #Dehumidifiers #Paint #Lighting

With our basement work, we no longer need the plug-in dehumidifier we’ve had there. Incredibly, Georgia Power will pick up dehumidifiers for free which saves me all the headaches of trying to dispose of an appliance with coolant!

https://www.georgiapower.com/residential/save-money-and-energy/products-programs/home-energy-efficiency-programs/refrigerator-recycling.html#how

#Homeownership #HouseProject2024 #BasementFinishingProject #Dehumidifiers #GeorgiaPower

This past week saw new windows, a whole house dehumidifier, floor leveling, and inspections.

I’m taking end-of-week photos of each room now instead of the whole basement.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3272/basement-project-end-of-week-4

#Homeownership #HouseProject2024 #BasementFinishingProject #Hvac #Dehumidifiers

Basement project week 4 day 3. Most visible change is the whole-house dehumidifier. Its position narrows the path to the crawl space but keeps the utility space open. They also worked on framing out around the windows.

#Homeownership #HouseProject2024 #BasementFinishingProject #Hvac #Dehumidifiers

"There have been more than 2,000 reported incidents of these #recalled #dehumidifiers overheating. About 450 fires have been reported, resulting in more than $19 million in property damage.”

"20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 65 and 70-pint dehumidifiers manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances, of China with brand names Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, GE, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima.”

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23835116/have-you-seen-these-dehumidifiers-stop-using-them-or-you-might-die

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/CPSC-Warning-Stop-Using-Recalled-Gree-Dehumidifiers-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-4-Deaths-May-be-Tied-to-Recalled-Units

#PSA

1.5 million #dehumidifiers recalled over #FireRisk

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall impacts 42 models of dehumidifiers with the brand names #Kenmore, #GE, #SoleusAir, #Norpole and #Seabreeze. They were manufactured between January 2011 and February 2014. Approximately 1,560,000 units are impacted by the recall.

The CPSC says there have been 688 incidents of overheating and $168,000 in property damage connected to the dehumidifiers.

https://thehill.com/business/4155195-1-5-million-dehumidifiers-recalled-over-fire-risk/