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CondenserCoils
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HectricalRequirements
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Humidty ~ontro~
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Itisintendedto helpyouoperate
andmaintaimyournew
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
dehtidifier
Electrical
Requirement@
m~ommm
PleaseReadcareMIye
pemond safety,
For
thisapptiancemti be
properlygromded.
Havethewalloutletcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianto rn~e sure
theoutiet is properlygrounded.
Wrik downthemodel
md serialnmbem.
You’llfindthemonalabelinfront
ofthebucketatthebackofthe
dehumidifier.
here.
ModelNumber
Serial Number
Writethesenumbers
@Rep&or mp~acetietia*ly
welwttie $ertiee Cor* that
havebecome
-wed.
showscrach or abrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateither the
plugor connectorend.
fmyd or othertise
Donotusea cord that
SAWT=
msTRucTIoNs
mere anungroundti walloutlet is
encountered,itisyourpersonal
responsibilitymd obhgationtohave
itreplacedwithaproperlygrounded
Wdloutlet.
Tm DE~mR
SHOUD MWAYS BE
PLUGGED
mom om
wmuw ELECTHC&
omLET (220/240volt, 50hetiz,
SMgle
phaseAC). This is
recommendedforbestperformance
andtoprevent overloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcodd causea
possibleh hazardfromoverheating
wires.
USEOF
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we-@y
reeomend agtinst the use of am
Wemion cord. However,ifyousti
electtouse an extensioncord, itis
absolutelynecessarythat itbe a
3-wiregroundingtype apphance
extensioncord andthat tie current
carryingrating of the cord be E
amperesminimum.
mNsIoNcoms–
“==”&qowit work
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J oist,hll~id airiS drawnOV~~ a
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cold, refrigerateddehumidifying
‘“””
coil. Moistureintheaircondenses
onthiscod
bucket(orthrougha hoseintoa
drain). Dry,cleanairis then drawn
overthecondenserwhereitis,
actually
dischargedoutthefrontgfle into
theroom.Itisnormalforthe
surroundingairtobecomeslightly
warmeras thedehumidifier
operates.Thiswarmingefiect
firther reducesthe relative
humidityofthesurroundingair.
Sealed
Refrigeration
Unit
Whenlocating the dehumidifier,
be sure to placeitwherethere is no
restrictiontotheair floweitherinto
thecoil
griUe.Goodair circulationthrough
theapplianceisessentialto efficient
operation.
andthendrainsintoa
heatedseveraldegreesand
Condenser
coil
lr
ehumidifying
SIDE VIEW
atthe rear or fromthe front
Formdtim
dehtiwleation
TheHMdity Controlhassetiings
from“r’ to “10:’mrning the
controlhob to “10”providesthe
greatestamountofdehumi~cation,
turningitto “~’providestheleast.
EvenwhentheHumidityControlis
setat “IO;’thedehumidifierwill
runcontinuouslyduringpartictiariy
humidperiodsduetoseepageof
humidairinto the roomthrough
the
tiS, arounddoomandwindows
andthroughtheuseofclothesdryem
andsimilarequipmentthatadd
moisturetotheair. The continuous
operationofthedehumidifierduring
suchhumidperiodsis normal and
necessarytomaintaindesired
conditions.
mefmt3‘or’ 4 daysthat youhave
you dehtimIer9 r’w itat ‘610’9
toallow it to removelargeamounts
ofaccumulatedmoisturefromthe
ro~m.Whentheroomhasreached
thedesired humiditylevel, the
amount ofmoistureremovedfrom
theair willbe considerablyless.
RotatetheHumidityControlknob
toward“l” untilthe dehumidifier
shuts off. TheHumidityControl
willautomaticallymaintainthe
desireddrynessin the room.
men the dehmidfier isfit
turned on andthe dehumidi$ing
coilis dry, a lightcoatingoffrost
wfilappear.Thisisnormal. The
frostwillusuallydisappear in 30 to
45 minutes.
TheAutoDefrostfeatureisalso
desi~ti topreventexcessiveon-off
~ychg, md walercertainconditions
mayWowthe frosttbremainon
thecoilforsome timebeforethe
compressorshutsoffmd thehost
iscleared.Thisis notunusual.
ToremoveColtemdWakr
Yourdehumidifierhasa plastic
bucket thatcatchesthewaterthatis
removedfromtheair, an automatic
wateroverflowcontrol,anda
signallightfiat glowswhenthe
bucket is full.
On some models,weightofwater
inthebuckettriggersa switchat the
bottom rear ofthedehumidifier
tiat stopstheunitandturnsthe
FULL lighton whenthebucket
isnearlyfull.
Ovetilow
Control
, Switch
1
&o f,-
J;
Beforeremovingthe bucket to
emptyit, turn the HumidityControl
knobto”1~’This willpreventthe
dehumidifierfromoperatingwhen
thebucket is notin place.
After emptyingthe bucket, hang it
on the bucketsupportsoneach side
A }{utidity Control, builtinto
yourdehumidifier,automatically
maintai~~sa selectedhumidity
ievel.It startsthedehumidifier
whenthe hutidity ishigh and
sl~utsitoff whenthe humidity is
low.
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:4iJMlDlT’( CONTROL
OFF
coN-i-lNLloLls
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H room tem~rature goes below
65”F.(18”C),host mayaccumulate
onthedshumidi&ingcoil,rducing
theunit’soperatingefficiency.On
AutoDefrostrncdels,thecompressor
willshutORautornaticd~yunti ‘he
cod reachesthe correctoperating
temperature.The fm willcontinue
tomn to aid in Lhedefrosting.For
modelswi’bouttileAutoDefrost
feattlre,we Teconl.mendtilatyou
turn ‘theHuHtidiFyControlbob to
‘6~”to~~owthe ~~i~todefrost.
Then tur~~it bac]u10~O~rdesired
sel~ing.
3
/
Opemtiw(Continual)
Onsomemodels,afloat rises and
activatesthewaterove~ow control
thatturnstie FULL light
stopsdehumidificationbeforethe
bucketovetilows.
Beforeremovingthebucket,move
thecontrolcordattachedtothefloat
totie OFF (up)position.Thiswill
keepthefloatupad preventthe
dehumidifierhorn operatingwhen
thebucket is notinplace.
Afierreplacingthebucket,move
thecontrolcord totheON (dcwn)
positionand make surethe float
h~gs
freely insidethebucket.
On md
Forcomthuot~s&an”off
ofwa@r
Attacha suitableIen@ ofstandard.
gardenhose(notsupplied).A male
tiread isprovidedontie drainor
waterbucket.
Dehlwitifier does not‘operate.
@Notpluggedin. Plugmayhave
bumpedloose.
been
@Ifpluggedin, fise couldhave
blownorcircuitbreakermayhave
tripped.
@Frostbuildupondehumidifikg
coil(onmodels witiout Auto
Defrost),causedby room
temperaturedroppingbelow65”F.
(18”C.)T- HumidityControlknob
to “l” toallowcoflto defrost,then
resetitwhentheroomwarmsup.
Dehtimler “doesDot@ the
dr asit Shodd:’
@men the dehumidifierwasfirst
installed,notenough time was
Wowedfor it to removethe large
amountofmoisturethathad
accumulatedin the room. Aslong
as three or fourdays,with the
Hutidity Controlkob setat “lOj’
mayberequiredto achieveand
maintainthedesireddryness.
e
~bjeck blocking frontand/or
back ofdehumidifierwillrestrict
air flowand reduceeff~ciency.
=Humidity Controlmaybe set too
low.Wrn controlbob to a higher
betightlyclosed+
@Clothesdryermaybeblowing
mois~re-ladenaixintotie room.
@Connwtionmaybe looseifhose
isattachedtodehumidifierfor
conttiuousdrain-off.
~
Float ball my notbe suspended
freelyinbucket.
@Bucketmaynotbepusheddl tie
wayintotie dehumidifier.
On
othermodels:
@Bucketnot hungproperlyfrom
bucket supports.Seepage3.
Occasionallytie dehumidifierwfll
requirecleaning.Use a vacuum
cleanerattacbent or brushto
clem thefrontgdle. ‘Thebestway
tocleanthedehumidi~ing cotiis
bytie useofa softbrush whentie
soilis softandwet. of allowedto
dry andharden,itwi~ be diti~cult
to removeandmustbe soaked~~d
softened.)
Donotallowa lot ofwaterto enter
theelectrical/rnactinecompmment
throughthecircdar opetig bebd.
the coti. Use a squitibotile or
syringesoyoucancontroltie water.
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