CONTROL PANEL

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(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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