Dehumidifier Isn't Removing Moisture
- Thread starter Warstud
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Icing is the biggest problem I've had with dehumidifiers. It helps to clean the coils of any built up dust and turn the humidistat to a setting that the dehumidifier will cycle often.
It seems to run normally but am only getting a few drops of water . Filter is clean . I'm assuming it's clean on the inside since I only used it one summer . I didn't check condenser .
dnewton3
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It's low on refrigerant; this is common with inexpensive room units. Unfortunately most are not serviceable; costs more to "repair" one than to just buy another.
Old ones actually seem to be better-I have a couple free ones that just needed fan motor or a good cleaning to work. And if they run low, just a little R22 to get them going again.
Agree with the “new ones are junk” comments. I’ve seen a lot of old units still working strong. Consider going to a second hand store or a pawn shop and getting an older unit for a couple of bucks. My last used purchase was a dorm-sized refrigerator for $2.99 and it works great.
Agree with the new ones are junk and low on refrigerant. They make them as cheap as possible and not serviceable anymore, so if it develops a leak its pretty much time to buy a new one.. It probably doesn't even have any valves to check the pressure on the refrigerant.
I get a year or two max out of them, and that’s really only 6 months of use per year. They are all junk now. I’m xclose to buying a whole home unit or a commercial one but at $2,000+ vs $150 every year I’m not sure it is worth it.
The general rule is if the payback is > 8 years, the higher capital cost is not worth it.
But I get how having them fail regularly would be very frustrating as well.
Junk put it to the curb buy a new one. Rinse and repeat about every 2 years
JTK
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What brand is is? Does it flash a code on it's display? Like said, the new ones are really horrible. Especially the ones with a condensate pump in them as opposed to having a simple gravity feed. Many times it's the condensate pump that takes them out. Lots of youtube vidoes on it. Went through this a few times with family member's dehumidifiers.
I've been so lucky with my ~15yr/old Danby unit. She's still chugging along and runs about continuously from June - October.
JTK
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Did you youtube the code for this brand? You might find a helpful video. I believe it's rare to have a refrigerant leak on these. It's everything else that causes the pop can sized compressor to not run.
I got my parents 40+ year dehumidifier running in the basement and it works fine .
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