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Check your AC: 13,000 units recalled over fire risk

More than 13,000 air conditioning units were recalled for posing fire and burn hazards, as Americans attempt to stay cool during a heatwave for the Fourth of July weekend.Texas-based Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, Inc. issued the recall last week for about 13,514 Amana Window-Room-Air-Conditioners and Through the Wall air conditioners or heat pumps sold nationwide, as well as about 53 that were sold in Canada."The heating element can remain energized during a ground fault, despite being turned off, posing a risk of fire or burn injury to consumers," the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...