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Frigidaire fdl70s1 troubleshoot
Unplug the unit for about 10-15 minutes. Go ahead and clean any filter and parts of the unit you can while you wait. Then reset the red GFI plug, if your unit has one, and plug the unit back in. Try again.
Frigidaire dehumidifier stopped draining from hose
If you have a dehumidifier that is not producing
any water then you are wondering what you need to do to get this thing
to work for you. In some cases you may be able to do something and in other
situations there may be nothing that you can do.
If you do not hear the compressor running and the unit says that the
humidity in the room is higher then the setting, then you have a problem with
your dehumidifier.
A few things that can cause this are:
The circuit board relay has gone bad...replacement of this board will
often cost more then a new unit. This also is a very common problem with many dehumidification
units.
The compressor has failed...if you hear a buzz for a few
seconds, every few minutes, then you have a bad compressor or at least bad
start components on the compressor. Either way it again is a costly
repair.
If the compressor is running and the coils are not
getting cold then you have a refrigeration
system leak. Recharging or fixing these units is very difficult and is
another costly venture compared to the price of a new
dehumidifier.
If the compressor is running but the fan is not, this also will cause low water
production and continual freezing of the coil.
If the compressor and the fan are running but the coil is totally blocked
then you will get no water production. Air needs to be continually
moved over the cold coil to get the water out of the air.
If nothing is running, then you may also have a control board
failure. Or the humidity sensor or humidistat has gone bad which tells the
machine to run. If the sensor says that the humidity is low enough then it will
never run.
Also if nothing is running check the float switch or the bucket switch. Many of these switches are
very touchy and if you do not have the bucket in place just exactly right it
will not trip the switch to allow the unit to run. These switches often are
more fragile then they should be and break easily. The good thing is that when
available they are easy to replace and relatively inexpensive.
There are some parts available for a few brands, but with the prices for most
of the parts that you can replace running anywhere from 40.00 - 80.00 dollars,
replacement parts with labor to install them, makes a repair more then the few
hundred dollar cost of many of these dehumidifiers.
As you can see there are quite a few things that can cause your dehumidifier
not to work. Systematically go through the list and eliminate things to get to
the bottom of the issue causing your problem and then decide if it is worth
spending the money to try to fix the old unit. Only you can make that decision.
Frgidaire dehumidifyer runs but coils do not get
the condenser is probably clogged with dust thus restricting the air flow required to cool it down. if it has a filter on the front, take it out and clean it. if it does not, try to remove the front cover and, using a stiff bristled brush and simple green, clean the fins on the condenser then hose it down. if there, then, is no air flow, check the fan. replace if necessary.
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