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Dehumidifier |
| The | dehmnidifier |
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does notstart |
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| The | fuse | is blown/circuit |
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| fllse/circuit | breaker | box | and | replace |
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| breaker |
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| the | filse | or | reset |
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| Dehumidifier |
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| occurs. | Change | to | a | lower | setting | or | erupt)' | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| the bucket and replace prol)erly: |
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| Bucket |
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| bucket | Inust | be | in | place | and | securely | seated | fin" | the | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Power |
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| • There |
| is a protective |
| tilne | delay | (up |
| to | 3 Ininutes) | to |
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| prevent |
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| overload. |
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| reason, the unit may not start n/mnal dehtuniclil_ng |
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| fin" 3 minutes alter it is turned back on. |
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Dehumidifier | does not | Did | not |
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| "X._q/en f]ist | installed, |
| allow | at | least | 24 | l_otus |
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dry the airas | #should | to | remove | the moisture, |
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| the | desired | dryness. |
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| Airflow |
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| • Make | sure | there |
| are | no | curtains, |
| blinds | or | flu'niture |
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| blocking |
| the | front | ()r back | of the | dehumidilie_: | See the | |||||||||||||||||
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| Dirty | f'dter. |
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| The | HmnidJty | Con_ol | may | • For | drier | ai_; press | the | • | pad and | set to a |
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| be | dosed |
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| are | securely |
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| blowing |
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| dryer | should | be | xented'to |
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| air | into | the | room. |
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| I,ower | room |
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| temperatures |
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| al)ove | 41°F | (5°C). |
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Dehumidifier | runs | Area | to | be | dehumidified |
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too much |
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| Doors |
| and | windows | axe | open. | • Close | all do(n_ | and | windows | to | the | outside. |
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Frost | appears | on | DehmnidJfier |
| has | been |
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the coils |
| turned |
| on, | or room | temperature | within | 60 minutes. | See | the | Automatic |
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Controls cannot be set | The | compressor | will | turn | off | "This |
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| 3 minutes | and | set | the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fan noise |
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Water | on floor | Hose |
| connection |
| may |
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