> Or are dehumidifiers intrinsically a fire risk for some reason? A dehumidifier has the same guts as an air conditioner, because an air conditioner was an inv

> Or are dehumidifiers intrinsically a fire risk for some reason? A dehumidifier has the same guts as an air conditioner, because an air conditioner was an invented by directing air over a dehumidifier [1]. So, it's not related to the "dehumidifierness" of it. It's almost certainly the same factory, in China, sourcing the same faulty components. [1] https://www.sunsethc.com/press-releases/the-astonishing-history-of-the-air-conditioner/ https://www.sunsethc.com/press-releases/the-astonishing-hist...