FIRE HAZARD - DO NOT BUY

I purchased this item with the hopes of using it in a small laundry room. Compared to others on the market, it seemed to be priced just right, especially considering it looked halfway decent. But considering its size, I knew it would have some limitations. Let's start by saying that, yes, this product did do what it is designed to do - after an hour of running in my kitchen I noticed some water had begun to form in the collector. Knowing that the product now worked as advertised I proceeded to unplug the dehumidifier from the wall so that I could move it to my laundry room; but when I touched the plug to remove it from the outlet, I was met with an unfortunately familiar feeling - the sensation of burning. I quickly removed the plug from the wall and allowed it to cool down for a half-hour before testing it again in the laundry room to see if the plug would heat up as it did in the kitchen. Now, mind you, I read through the reviews for this product beforehand and didn't notice anything of concern initially, but it was at this point that I looked back at the reviews again - and found that there were other instances of plugs getting too hot, burning, and melting. Now, the product had been plugged in again for all of five minutes, so I decided to see how the plug was faring this time around. Sure enough, the plug was SCORCHING HOT, even after just a few minutes. The smell of melting plastic filled the air, and my fingers were left slightly burned. Now, I beg of you, DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT - IT IS A FIRE HAZARD! Amazon, please cease to offer this defective hazardous product. I've never left a review before, and I've purchased hundreds of products on here - please, look at other dehumidifiers (as I am now doing) as this product undoubtedly has the potential to cause a fire, and thus potentially untold damage to both property and life.

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