[Shop-talk] Dehumidifier suddenly freezing up

[Tim]

Thusly spake Doug: "Of course, the old-fashioned ones with a mechanical
humistat control don't suffer from this problem."

Yet another reason I want to get my slightly older one fixed.

tim


On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Doug Braun wrote:

> 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.)
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