Thursday, home improvement retailer The Home Depot (HD), in cooperation with The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC, voluntarily recalled about 2,000 units of Hampton Bay Dehumidifiers after receiving reports of the appliances posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
The China made dehumidifiers were imported by The Homo Depot of Atlanta, Georgia and sold at The Home Depot from November 2000 through May 2007 for between $120 and $150.
The dehumidifiers are beige, have four wheels, and measure 21 inches high, 13 1/2 inches wide and 17 1/2 inches long. "Hampton Bay" is printed on the front panel. Model HB-50 is being recalled. The model number is printed on the back interior panel.
CPSC urged consumers to stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed and contact Home Depot to receive a gift card for the full amount of the purchase price.
An internal component can fail causing the dehumidifier to overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers, CPSC said.
Home Depot has received 18 reports of the dehumidifiers catching fire and one consumer reported a burn injury to his forearm.
HD declined $0.16 or 0.55% and closed Thursday's regular trading session at $28.80. After hours, HD advanced $0.09 or 0.31% and traded at $28.89.
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