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Nancy Jones Posted on Aug 04, 2007
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Dehumidifier does not collect water

I just recently purchased my dehumifier within the past 2 weeks and it constantly runs, however it has YET to collect a drop of water!! My basement is extremely humid. I have check to make sure nothing is blocked. Please advise.

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The only thing you really need to check is that collector coil that the the water is supposed to condense upon, much like the "sweat" on a glass of ice water. If that collector coil is not nice and cold, then your machine needs freon or has some other serious problem.

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