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m~pusmLP You
BeforeWhg you
debdtiier, madtMs
bmk mmftiy.
Itisktended tohelpyou
operateand maintainyour
newdehumidifierproperly.
Keep it handyforanswers
toyourquestions.
uyou rweiveda d-ged
dehdtiler.ee
bediately contactthe
dealer(orbuilder)thatsold
youtie dehurniti~er.
savehe andmoney.
Beforeyou
Su?tice..e
ChecktheRoblemSolverinthe
backoftis book.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatig problemstiat you
cancorrectyo~self.
request

— How it works
Moist,humidairisdrawnoveracold,refrigerated
dehtidifying coil.Moistureintheaircondenseson
thiscoilandthendrainsintoa bucket(orthrougha
hoseintoadrain).~, cleanairisthendrawnover
tie condenserwhereitisactuaUyheatedseveral
degreesanddischargedoutthefrontme intothe
room.Itisnomal forthesmoundingairtobecome
slighdyw~er asthe
waxming
effecttier reducestie relativehtidity
dehumidifier operates.~S
ofthesmoundingair.
men locatingthedehumi~ler, be suretoplaceit
wherethereisnorestrictiontotheairfloweitherinto
thecoilattherearorfromthefront@e. Goodair
circulationthrough
theapplianceisessentialto
efficientopelation.
Dehumidi~lngCoil
Humid
AirIn
Drain
Bucket
‘hre:%:~
Connector
—
Condpnser
\ Refrigeration
*
%
Sealed
Unit
Dry
Air
out
AHumidityControl,builtintoyourdehumiWler,
automaticallymaintainsa selectedhumiditylevel.It
startsthe dehumidifierwhenthehumidityishighand
shutsitoffwhenthehumidityislow.
.
Appearancemayvary
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Humidity Controlhassettingsfiorn“1“ to
The
“10.”Turningthe controlknobto “10”provides
thegreatestamountofdehurnitilcation,turning
itto” 1“providestheleast.
EvenwhentieHumidityControlissetat“10,”the
dehumidifierwillruncontinuouslyduringparticdarly
humidperiodsduetoseepageofhumidairintothe
roomthroughthewalls,arounddoorsandwindowsand
throughtheuseofclothesdryersandsimilarquipment
thataddmoisturetotheair.Thecontinuousoperation
ofthedehumi~er duringsuchhumidperiodsis
normalandnecessarytomaintaindesiredconditions.
TheW 3
dehumidifier,m it
largeamomtsofaccumulatedmoisturefromtheroom.
Whentheroomhasreachedthedesiredhumiditylevel,
theamountofmoistureremovedfromtheairWUbe
considerablyless.RotatetheHumidityControlknob
toward”1“untilthedehumidifiershutsoff.The
HumidityControlwillautomatic~ymaintainthe
desireddrynessintheroom.
or4 daysthatyouhaveyou
at“109’to allow ittoremove
To removeCouectedwater
Yourdehumidifierhasaplasticbucketthatcatches
the waterthatisremovedfromtheair,anautomatic
waterovefiowcontrol,andasignallightthatglows
whenthebucketisfill.
Beforeremovingthebuckettoemptyit,~ the
HumidityControlknobto “OFF.”Thiswillprevent
the dehumidifierfromoperatingwhenthebucketis
not inplace.
Afteremptyingthebucket,pushit allthewayback
intoplace.
men the
dehumidifyingcofiisdry,alightcoatig offrostwill
appear.Thisisnormal.Thefrostwillusually
disappearin30to45minutes.
E roomtemperate goesbelow65°F.,hostmay ‘
accumulateonthedehumidifyingcoil,reducingtie
unit’soperatingefficiency.TheAutoDefrostcontrol
willshutthecompressoroffautomatictiyuntilthe
coilreachesthecorrectoperatingtemperature.The
fanwillcontinuetoruntoaidinthedefrosting.
TheAutoDefrostfeatureisalsodesignedtoprevent
excessiveon-offcycling,andunderce- conditions
mayaUowtie frosttoremainonthecoilforsome
timebeforethecompressorshutsoffandthefrostis
cleared.Thisisnotunusual.
.Afterreplacingthebucket,besuretoturnthe
HumidityControlknobbacktothedesiredsetting.
For contiuom
plasticbotto”mofthethreadedhoseconnectorhole
andattachastandardgardenhose(notsupplied).
malethreadisprovidedonthewaterbucket.
Note:A secondwasherin theconnectorof thehose
mayberequiredto makea water-tightcomection.
dehtiti~er k fimt timed onmd the
Appearancemayvary
drti-ofl of water,knockoutthe
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— UnplugdehdWler beforec#eatig.
Occasionallythe dehumidifierwillrequirecletig.
Usea vacuumcleanerattachmentorbrushtocleanthe
front@le. Thebestwaytocleanthedehumidi@ing N ‘0youCacOntiO1‘e‘a*r.
coilisbythe useofa softbrushwhenthesoilissofi
andwet.(EWowedto dryandharden,itWWbe
difficulttoremoveandmustbesoakedandsoftened.)
notallowalotofwatertoen~rtie
Do
electricWmactinecompartmentthroughthecircular
openingbehindthecoil.Usea squitibottleorsyringe
~ST&LA~ON WQW
woRTm.**PImeRmdCmmy
How toComect electtici~
Por personalsde~, m appfimcemwt
beproperly atihed.
INSUREPROPER
EARTHEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Earthing
Plug
YourmodelwH1haveoneoftheseplugs.
Themainsleadcordoftis applianceisequippedwith
anearthingplugwhichmateswithastandardearthed
wdl outiettominimizethepossibilityofelectricshock
hazardfromappliance.
Havethewalloutletcheckedby a qutified electrician
tomakesuretheoutietisproperlyearthed.
mms
Wherea unearthedw~ outletisencounteredit is
yourpersonalresponsibilityandobligationto haveit
replacedwithaproperlyearthedwdl outlet.
The
dehumiW~ershotid alwaysbepluggedhto
i~ om intitidud electtid
theratingplateonthedehurniti~erforthe correct
voltageandfrequency.Thisisrecommendedfor
bestpetiorrnanceandtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcotidcauseafie hazard
fromoverheatingwires.
Hthemainsleadcordbecomesdamaged,it mustbe
replacedbya qualifiedserviceagentinordertoavoid
asafetyhazard.
outlet—Pleasereferto

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GeneralElectricCompangAppliancePark,Louisville,KY 40225 USA