[Shop-talk] Dehumidifier suddenly freezing up

[Doug Braun]

I bought a well-reviewed, efficient dehumidifier a couple of years ago.  It
works fine in my basement storage area, except for one very annoying
problem:  If the AC power goes off for even a moment, it resets to the
"off" state.  This means that I can't go away on vacation and assume it
will keep working the entire time.  Check for this issue on anything you
might plan to buy.  Of course, the old-fashioned ones with a mechanical
humistat control don't suffer from this problem.

Doug

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:

>
> Or, for under $250, you can just buy a new dehumidifier.  This one seems
> like it answers your complaint:
> http://goo.gl/I2Un0
>
> If I read the ad copy correctly, it will run continuously until either the
> air reaches the set humidity level, or the bucket is full.  And you can
> plumb it to a drain (or sump pump) so you don't have to worry about the
> bucket being full.  (Amazon has the same unit for less with free shipping.)