expiredv_h posted Jul 08, 2025 12:07 PM
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expiredv_h posted Jul 08, 2025 12:07 PM
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Anyway, mine was on the list (less than one year old, from Costco), filled out the webform immediately after the recall, they sent me a link for a photo of cord cut, did that in a week and in three weeks I got the virtual debit card.
As an engineering (ECE&CS) professor, I decided to read up on the LCDI (Leakage current detection interface) protection they use. This is what I learned and just for information.
It is for cord damage and current leaking (from Line or neutral) out of the conductors leading to quick fire (cause: dog chewing, people stepping on it or AC sitting on the cord, you name it; A simple caution perhaps a better choice but this is first world with first world solutions). I found two small sensor wires outside of L and N conductor insulating jackets and each wrapped in something like aluminum foils. These two sensor lines and sensing/actuator electronic circuit are used at the plug end to sense any leakage and trip the circuit. At the device end (the AC or whatever), these sensor wires seem to be not connected (I also kind of guessed this from looking at AC replacement cords available at HD or Amazon as I did not want to spend energy opening up the AC unit. They are PITA) and simply shorted at the device end and sealed with electrical tape or equivalent.
I came across a circuit schematic by a tear down of the LCDI plug but that diagram seems to be little different from the one used by Midea (everyone has their own patented circuit). But again, I did not open my LCDI plug. Too much unnecessary work for this senior citizen
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free repair or a full or prorated refund, which will be based on the purchase date or date of manufacture.
so who knows what you'll get I guess
They are sending a ~$350 prepaid debit card.
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It definitely sounds like you have electricity issues though, you might want to hire an electrician.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073RMR...title
Basically you just strip off some of the coating on the wire, add one of these, twist the wire together, then just run a heat gun (evenly) on it until the shrink wrap shrinks and the metal coats the wires.
Do that for each of the wires in the cord while it's unplugged, test the unit, then tape up the open ends with electrical tape.
You can then keep the remainder to fix other damaged cords.
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I am in Rhode Island. I submitted my photos for 2 units on July 3. I received the confirmation that they were approved on July 7. The digital cards are expected to be received within 3-4 weeks (per their most recent response to me).
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