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In early 2025, a consumer reported a catastrophic house fire allegedly caused by a Qidi Tech Plus 4 3D printer. The incident gained widespread attention after the user claimed their report was censored on the company's official subreddit.<ref name="RedditPost">{{Cite web |author=r/3Dprinting |date=31 March 2025 |title=R/QidiTech3d Permanently banned me for warning people after my family lost everything from a fire! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1jnuju1/rqiditech3d_permanently_banned_me_for_warning/ |access-date=5 Aug 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> The subsequent public outcry led to a community-driven technical investigation that identified potential systemic design flaws, including an under-specified Solid-State Relay (SSR) and the absence of a thermal fuse, which could lead to thermal runaway.<ref name="MakerForums">{{Cite web |date=1 Apr 2025 |title=Qidi permanently banned a customer for reporting that a Qidi Plus4 caught fire and destroyed their entire house |url=https://forum.makerforums.info/t/qidi-permanently-banned-a-customer-for-reporting-that-a-qidi-plus4-caught-fire-and-destroyed-their-entire-house/92980 |access-date=5 Aug 2025 |website=Maker Forums}}</ref> In response, Qidi Tech initiated a program to provide replacement parts and released firmware updates, though the adequacy of these solutions was debated within the 3D printing community.<ref name="PFF164">{{Cite web |author=@3DMusketeers |date=1 Nov 2024 |title=Fire Hazards & Fight Club Fails! - PrintFixFriday 164 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhohMVPl1Q |access-date=5 Aug 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | In early 2025, a consumer reported a catastrophic house fire allegedly caused by a Qidi Tech Plus 4 3D printer. The incident gained widespread attention after the user claimed their report was censored on the company's official subreddit.<ref name="RedditPost">{{Cite web |author=r/3Dprinting |date=31 March 2025 |title=R/QidiTech3d Permanently banned me for warning people after my family lost everything from a fire! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1jnuju1/rqiditech3d_permanently_banned_me_for_warning/ |access-date=5 Aug 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> The subsequent public outcry led to a community-driven technical investigation that identified potential systemic design flaws, including an under-specified Solid-State Relay (SSR) and the absence of a thermal fuse, which could lead to thermal runaway.<ref name="MakerForums">{{Cite web |date=1 Apr 2025 |title=Qidi permanently banned a customer for reporting that a Qidi Plus4 caught fire and destroyed their entire house |url=https://forum.makerforums.info/t/qidi-permanently-banned-a-customer-for-reporting-that-a-qidi-plus4-caught-fire-and-destroyed-their-entire-house/92980 |access-date=5 Aug 2025 |website=Maker Forums}}</ref> In response, Qidi Tech initiated a program to provide replacement parts and released firmware updates, though the adequacy of these solutions was debated within the 3D printing community.<ref name="PFF164">{{Cite web |author=@3DMusketeers |date=1 Nov 2024 |title=Fire Hazards & Fight Club Fails! - PrintFixFriday 164 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhohMVPl1Q |access-date=5 Aug 2025 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | ||