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Hekate

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8. Something I noticed quite a few years ago was that UL tags had gone missing from appliances...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 6, 2021, 03:48 PM

Aug 2021

Ever since I was a child in the misty past, the UL tags were attached to the cords of household appliances, seen out of the corner of my eye like part of the landscape. One day I realized that the tags I had been seeing on the cords lately were not, in fact, UL. Instead they contained warnings about how this appliance could in effect kill you, but it wasn’t going to be the manufacturer’s fault.

Caveat Emptor.

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More than 2 million dehumidifiers recalled after $17 million in fire damage [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2021 OP

Sounds like something UL should have caught in testing. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2021 #1

Do products made in China even require UL approval? EYESORE 9001 Aug 2021 #3

There is no federal law stating that products must have UL certification dalton99a Aug 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author EYESORE 9001 Aug 2021 #5

I have noticed a number of electronics will have the European "CE" mark on them BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #6

A decade or two ago DENVERPOPS Aug 2021 #9

No, but for insurance purposes you should buy UL approved appliances. Galraedia Aug 2021 #11

Something I noticed quite a few years ago was that UL tags had gone missing from appliances... Hekate Aug 2021 #8

Everything is designed, manufactured, sold by licensed third parties bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #2

It not only dehumidifies Lokilooney Aug 2021 #7

They are sold under a few different brand names. You can find a full list here: Galraedia Aug 2021 #10

I don't have on of those but thanks for the link. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #12