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DEHUMIDIFIERS

Parts And Features
Before Using Your

Dehumidifier
Using Your

Dehumidifier
Caring For Your

Dehumidifier

If You Need Assistance
Or Service 14

Warranty 16

1-800-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments.

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MODELS AD015 AD025 ADO30

ADO40 ADO50

A NOTE TO YOU

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa

tion on your appliance.

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.

Awarning

This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.

This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.

ACAUTION

Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301, is toll-free, 24 hours a day.

K you ever have a question concerning your appliance's operation, or if you need service, first see “If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 14. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer
Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and
serial nun±)er. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 4). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers,

the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer's name and telephone number. Keep this book
and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date

Dealer Name
Dealer Phone

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Important Saféty Instructions

^WARNING

• Read all instructions before using your

dehumidifier.

• Complete the installation and electrical
requirements as described in “Before Using
Your Dehumidifier" on pages 5 and 6.

• Never allow children to operate or play with
the dehumidifier.

• Never clean dehumidifier parts with flam
mable fluids. The fumes can create a fire
hazard or explosion.

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock or personal injury when using
your dehumidifier, follow these basic precautions:

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Help us help you

Please:

• Install the dehumidifier properly on a floor,
table or shelf that is level and strong enough
to support unit with a full pan of water. Unit
can weigh between 50 lbs. (22.5 kg) and
75 lbs. (33.75 kg), depending on the amount
of water collected in the pan.

• Make sure the dehumidifier is the correct
size for the area you want to dehumidify.

• Connect the dehumidifier to the proper kind
of outlet, with the correct electrical supply
and grounding. (See “Meeting the electrical
requirements" on page 6.)

• Use the dehumidifier only for jobs as
described in this manual.

• Make sure the dehumidifier is not used by

children or anyone unable to operate it
properly.

• Maintain your dehumidifier properly.

• Use the dehumidifier in an area where the
room temperature will not fall below 65°F
(18.3"C).

DO NOT REMOVE TECH SHEET from inside
cabinet. Your service technician will need this
information.

• FOR YOUR SAFETY •

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR
OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN
CREATE A FIRE HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

PARTS AND FEATURES

Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with where
all parts and features are located and what they look like.

Front view

Pan full light

(not on AD015)
Woodgrain

cabinet'

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Humidistat

(not on A0015)

Front grille

Rear grille

Model and serial
number label
(on cabinet under
water pan)

■ Condenser coils

(not shown)

Water pan

Drain hose

connection

BEFORE USING YOUR DEHUMIDIFIER

Before Using Your
Dehumidifier

In This Section

Installing it properly

Proper installation and electrical grounding is important for obtaining the best possible results from your
dehumidifier. This section tells you how to install your unit and how to connect it to the proper electrical
supply.

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5 Meeting the electrical requirements

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Installing it properly

Awarning

Personal Injury Hazard

Because your dehumidifier weighs between
50 lbs. (22.5 kg) and 75 lbs. (33.75 kg),
depending on the amount of water collected
in the pan, K is recommended that you use
proper lifting techniques when lifting or
moving your unit.

Failure to do so could result in personal
injury.

1. Allow at least 12 inches (30.5 cm) of space on

all sides of the unit for good air circulation.

2. Install the unit on a floor, table or shelf. When
installing the unit on a table or shelf, be sure it
is strong enough to support the unit with a full
pan of water. A table or shelf may be a better
position from which to handle the water pan.
Do not sit or stand on this product. The height
of a table or shelf may help prevent icing of
coils due to colder air near the floor (such as
can be found in a basement).

3. Keep all outside doors, windows and other
openings closed when dehumidifier is operat
ing. Humid outdoor air will add to the
dehumidifier’s operating load.

4. The water pan must be properly positioned,
on the hangers inside the cabinet, when
dehumidifier is operating in order for the
automatic shut-off to operate correctly.

5. On most models, two rollers let you move the
dehumidifier easily. Remove the water pan, tilt
the unit forward and roll it to another position.

If your model does not have rollers, pick up

the unit to move it to another position.