I have been fooling with this dehumidifier for a few months! Now I have discovered it is now out of warranty. The dehumidifier is fine/great....but I'm tired of emptying the bucket and cannot get it to...
The problem you're having is generally caused by a clog in the drain hose or it's to long, as well as a clogged hose connector and interior tubing. When this happens, the water is diverted to the bucket.
To solve this problem, turn the unit OFF & unplug it and do the following:
Using an appropriately sized, 18" long, plastic
Zip Tie, carefully insert the tip of Zip Tie into the hose connector and tubing.
Continue to push it in until you reach a bend in the tubing. You will
need to gingerly work the Zip Tie past this bend, until it either
bottoms out or you run out of usable Zip Tie. Then slowly pull the Zip
Tie back out while rotating (twisting) it. This will breakup any clogs.
As you reach the inserted end of the Zip Tie, be prepared, as some water
may follow. Reconnect the hose, plug the unit in and turn the Master
ON/OFF Switch to ON. Set the humidity extraction level to 35% or
Maximum if you have a manually controlled unit. Allow the unit to run,
while you monitor the hose for water flow. It may take 5 to 10 minutes for the water to flow. Be patient.
NOTE: If you don't have a Zip Tie, you may use something similar ( i.e.a long pipe cleaner), but NO wire coat hangers.
Hope this helped you and thanks for choosing FixYa.
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