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They sold 1,500,000 units and there were 23 fires. I am happy they are so on the ball with this - but is this really the kind of risk one needs to worry about?
by VincentEvans 3y ago
They sold 1,500,000 units and there were 23 fires. I am happy they are so on the ball with this - but is this really the kind of risk one needs to worry about? 652,173 to 1. I just looked it up, and my odds of being in a car accident are 366 to 1 for every 1,000 miles driven. So 366,000 to 1 for every mile. Twice as dangerous as this dehumidifier.
Edit: off by a zero, so my conclusions are weaker than i originally thought.
- cududa 3y agoWell the rate of them catching fire is increasing, which means older ones are failing
- cyberlurker 3y agoGood point. And all units sold aren’t necessarily in active use. In some areas they may only be used on occasion.
- Ekaros 3y agoI how many failures are left unreported. That is dead units with some signs of burning.
- kube-system 3y agoComparing it to one of the leading causes of accidental death is not exactly a testament to their safety. Consider some other product safety issue -- for example, the GM ignition switch recall. 30 million vehicles were affected, and there were 124 deaths. Or the Takata Airbag recalls -- 67 million vehicles were affected and there were 27 deaths and 400 injuries. I think the most important part of a consumer safety issue is whether or not the product has a design defect with a known engineering solution that causes injury. It's not really fair to compare these deaths to chance deaths, like car accidents resulting from human err.
- housemusicfan 3y agoI'd be curious to know how many of the units that caught fire never had the filter cleaned, were used in a dusty area, or otherwise poorly maintained. You'd be surprised at how many people never change their furnace filter (or even know it exists).
- wkat4242 3y agoIf they don't recall these units will keep working in the field and racking up more avoidable deaths. Would that really be preferable?