DeLonghi DEC 21 manual Problem solving

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Problem solving

Check the following points before calling your Service Centre

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES		SOLUTION
The dehumidifier doesn’t	•	the appliance’s safety	• wait for 3 minutes
work for about 3 minutes		device has intervened
from turning on
The appliance does not	•	the appliance is not	• plug into the mains
work in dehumidifying		plugged in
mode (indicator light off)	•	there is no current	• check the power supply
	• the humidistat is on		• turn the humidistat to
		minimum		the max.
	• the tank is full of		•	empty the tank
		water
	• the tank is incorrectly		• firmly place the tank in
		positioned		the correct position
The appliance operates in	•	filter clogged	•	clean the filter
dehumidifying mode (light	•	the temperature or	•	in certain conditions, it
on) but the humidity is not		humidity of the home		is normal for the appli-
reduced		is too low		ance not to dehumidify
	•	room too large		(in these cases the
	• too many sources of			room being dehumidi-
		humidity in room		fied should also be
		(boiling pots etc.)		heated)
			• plug into the mains
The appliance does not	•	the appliance is not
operate in heating mode		plugged in
(light off)	•	there is no current	• check the power supply
	• the thermostat is set		• set the thermostat to
		to minimum		the required position
The appliance operates in	•	the area is too big	•	close the windows
heating mode (light off)	•	there are open win-
but does not heat		dows
	•	the electrical resistor	•	to reset, turn the
		protective device has		appliance off for sever-
		cut in		al minutes, eliminate
				the cause of the over-
				heating then turn on
				again
		7		Dehumidifier