Garrison dehumidifier's compressor does not kick in but the fan works. Why?

SOURCE: Compressor is not working

Same problem with mine. Just pulled the thing apart ...and they were nice enough to have a schematic right behind the water bucket. In my case I found the defrost switch was open. If you pull the back off it's located in the lower right corner clipped to the compressor pipe and covered with a black insulating putty. It has two large red wires coming out of it as well, quite obvious. I unclipped mine and tapped it a few times and it closed up - so now the compressor will come on ...but I'd like to get a known good one in there. I just found this site was I was trying to find the part. If anyone knows where to get one please post! PN: 37TA32 501624 F57-20F J0332 Thanks! - Pat

SOURCE: DH30 Dehumidifier Compressor Does not Operate

I just picked one up at a tag sale, seller said it worked sometimes. Seems to have the same problem as yours. I took the time to tweak all of the connections and then re-soldered the control board with no luck. I finally disconnected the humidity control and it worked fine. By disconnecting the humidity control the unit defaults to it's highest setting and you have to unplug the unit to turn it off. Conclusion so far is that the humidity control rheostat is bad.
Note: Now while running the fan runs continuously and the compressor cycles on and off every 10 to 15 minutes. This may to be normal since the unit appears to be doing its job and I'm not sure how it is supposed to run since a purchased it broken.

SOURCE: Fan no compressor will run

I have AD75USTO. Whirlpool  was running yesterday. Today it sound like its starting but will not boot up fan will not kick on. Does it need resetting or what. Only a year old only used for one summer?

SOURCE: dehumidifier

Check the coils for icing. You may need to remove a cover to see them. IF the temp is much below 65-70 degrees, there is a good chance of icing. Take it upstairs or where it is warm and try running it to see if it removes moisture. If it does, it is probably icing. Raise it off the floor as the temp is higher towards the ceiling. Hope this helps

SOURCE: Fan doesn't run on kenmore 5230 dehumidifier

sounds like the fan motor is bad most are not repairable new ones about 50$ dan