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Dehumidifier Troubleshooting and Repair Welcome to 411ApplianceRepairs.com where you can buy part for your Dehumidifier and get free Dehumidifier repair advice for all major brands of Dehumidifiers including Admiral, Amana, Estate, Kenmore, Whirlpool, and more. Learn more about dehumidifiers., or click here for replacement parts. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR DEHUMIDIFIER? The coils frost up It runs, but no air blows out the front The indicator light is on, but the unit doesn't run The container fills up too quickly The container doesn't fill Learn more about dehumidifiers Dehumidifier Parts Search by part number or model number for best results.. If you don't know your model number - try searching by appliance type, brand or part type Note: If your repair problem isn't listed, click here to email the RepairGuru. He will give you the help you need. The coils frost up The coils you see on the back of your dehumidifier are the evaporator. When the unit runs, the coils get very cold. As the fan draws the room air over the coils, the humidity in the air condenses out of the air onto the cold coils. But, if the temperature of the air the fan draws over the coils is too cool, the humidity that condenses out of the air freezes on the coils. To remedy this problem, you can try any of these: Warm up the room the dehumidifier is in. Put the dehumidifier on a sturdy table (the room air is coolest near the ground). Turn the unit off until the room warms up.   It runs, but no air blows out the front Your dehumidifier has a circulating fan that draws the room air over the coils. If there's no air movement out the front or back of the unit, the fan motor may be burned out or stuck, or the fan blade may be broken. If so, you need to replace the fan motor or the fan blade. The indicator light is on, but the unit doesn't run The tank may be full. Your dehumidifier has a safety device that turns off the dehumidifier when the water tank is full. Usually the tank itself either presses against a switch or there's a device connected to the tank that triggers a switch when the tank is in place and full. If you've emptied the tank and the unit doesn't run, inspect the place where the tank rests to see if there's a switch or mechanism that's not being activated. You may be able to turn it on with a simple flick of your finger. The container fills up too quickly When the container fills quickly, your dehumidifier is doing its job. If the container fills quickly for many days in a row, you may want to locate the source of the humidity (for example, is there an unsealed crawl space?) and see if you can correct the problem at the source. The container doesn't fill If your dehumidifier doesn't seem to run often but the humidity in the room is high, try adjusting the humidistat control on the dehumidifier to a dryer setting. If the dehumidifier seems to run constantly, but there's little or no water in the container, there may be a problem in the refrigeration system. Try cleaning the unit. If that doesn't work, you can't repair the refrigeration system yourself, you need a qualified appliance repair technician to do that.   These are repairs that many do-it-yourselfers can tackle. To learn more about Dehumidifiers, click here., or click here for replacement parts ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Books How to Repair Briggs and Stratton Engines Cheap and Easy! Appliance Repair (5-Book Set) Major Appliances: Operation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting And Repair Videos Common Home Repairs Tools Electric Drills Saws Rotary & Demo Hammers Dust Systems & Vacuums RotoZip Key Words: Do you want a quote for your home improvement project, or would you DIYS'ers like to see a list of handy tools for job.    How would you rate this information? 10 - Excellent and Resourceful 9 8 7 - A few tips were helpful 6 5 4 - OK information 3 2 1 - Not worthy of posting This article does not necessarily reflect the views of 411 Home Repair, and is only a suggestions and/or comments submitted to our site to share with our site viewers through the world wide web. Submitted by: Repair Clinic.com Click Here if you would like to submit an article.

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