Soleus Air SG-DEH-70EP-2 Control Panel, TROUBLESHOOTING Cont, Unit is discharging, warm air, hose

CONTROL PANEL

(7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

(4) (5) (2) (3) (1) (6)

TROUBLESHOOTING (Cont.)

Problem	Possible Causes	Solutions
Dehumidifier runs too	The area to be dehumidified	The capacity of your dehumidifier may
	is too large.	not be adequate for the room size.
much
	Doors and windows are	Close all doors and windows to the out-
	open.	side.
Frost appears on the	The dehumidifier has recently	This is normal. Frost will usually disappear
coils	been turned on or the room	within 60 minutes.
	temperature is below 41°F.
Controls cannot be set	Bucket is full or it has been	Empty bucket and install properly in unit.

POWER ON/OFF (1)

Once the unit is plugged in, the POWER INDICA- TOR (10) will light. Pressing the POWER button once will turn the unit ON and illuminate the digi- tal display (9). The fan will operate for 3 minutes to draw air through the dehumidifier to properly sense relative humidity. The display will show the humidity level of the room in 5% increments, down to a minimum of 25%. Pressing the Power button again will turn the display OFF and the unit will cease operating.

HUMIDITY LEVEL (2/3)

The humidity level can be set in 5% increments in a range from 35% to 80%. The humidity setting is shown in the digital display. When the humid- ity level of the room reaches the set level, the compressor will stop, but the fan will continue operating for 3 minutes. To set the unit to continu- ous operation, press the "-"(2) arrow button until the display shows 35%. Press again and the dis- play will show CO. The Continuous indicator (13) will light up on the control panel. To leave con- tinuous operation, press the "+" (3) arrow

To check the current humidity setting, press the

"+" and "-" arrow. The display will show and set 5% above or below the current settings

FAN SPEED (5)

Press Fan Speed to toggle between Low, Med, and High fan speeds. Speed will be shown in FAN

SPEED INDICATOR (8)

BUCKET FULL INDICATOR (11)

When the collection bucket is full, the BUCKET FULL indicator (11) will light up and you will hear an audible alarm. The audible alarm will last up to ten seconds The dehumidifier will not run until the bucket is removed, emptied and replaced.

DELAY START (4)

Unit can be programmed to turn on at a desired delay time by pressing the Timer (4) key. When the unit is powered OFF, press the timer key once for 2-hour delay start. The 2 Hrs (7) timer indica- tor will light up when the timer key is pressed. Press the timer key once more for a 4-hour delay start. The 4 Hrs (7) timer indicator will now light up. Press the timer key a third time to clear the timer setting. No timer indicators will light up when the timer setting is cleared.

AUTO SHUT-OFF (4)

Unit can be programmed to turn off at a desired time by pressing the Timer (4) key. When the unit is powered ON, press the timer key once for 2- hour automatic shut-off. The 2 Hrs (7) timer indi- cator will light up when the timer key is pressed. Press the timer key once more for a 4-hour auto- matic shut-off. The 4 Hrs (7) timer indicator will now light up. Press the timer key a third time to clear the timer setting. No timer indicators will light up when the timer setting is cleared.

FILTER RESET (12)

The FILTER RESET indicator (12) will light up when the filter needs cleaning. Remove the filter and clean accordingly. Replace the filter when fin- ished and press and hold the FILTER (6) key up to 5 seconds to reset the filter indicator.

IMPORTANT:

•Once the set humidity level is reached, the compressor will shut off. The fan will con- tinue to run for up to 3 minutes.

•Anytime the compressor stops running for any reason, it will not restart for a minimum of 3 minutes. This is a design feature to pro- tect the compressor from damage.

	removed.
Fan Noise	Air is moving through the	This is normal.
	unit.
Water on the floor	Hose connection may be	Check the hose connection. See the Drain-
	loose.	age Section
	Hose is attached but not	Disconnect the hose if using the bucket or
	draining into a drain	place the hose near a drain.
Unit is discharging		Normal: Compressor and electric motor
		discharge nominal heat.
warm air
Water does not	Check the drainage joint and	Re-install the dehumidifier drainage joint
drain through the	hose on the dehumidi-	and hose according to the manual.
	fier. Is it installed correctly?
dehumidifier drain
hose	Check the drain hose for	Flatten the hose or remove blockage.
	kinks or obstructions.
Water does not	Check the pump drain hose	Re-install the pump drain hose according
drain through the	on the pump. Is it installed	to the manual.
	correctly?
pump drain hose
	Check the pump drain hose	Flatten the hose or remove blockage.
	for kinks or obstruc- tions.

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