It has been working 2 weeks prior, but now at the new house in the very moist basement, around 67-70 humidity. It ran for about 6-7 hours and not a drop of water was collected. Setting was set to 40%. I noticed that the sensor would move from 50 to whatever the humidity was and would get stuck there without change for hours. Even when running AC to reduce humidity. Not sure what to do, and if the unit is a goner. Been using it for 2 years.
Be careful. run your unit at the lowest setting for about 5 minutes, unplug it then try to touch the tubing. it should be very cold. if it is not cold then it needs to be serviced.
SOURCE: Collecting no water
My crosley dehum. acted the same way. It turned out to be a bad defrost thermostat on the evaporator coil.
SOURCE: Dehumidifier
Most dehumidifiers have a "Frost Guard" mounted on the condensor coil. If frost accumulates on the condensor coil the frost guard turns the compressor off until the frost melts, then comes back on again. For the dehumidifier to work properly, the surrounding (ambient), temperature must be higher than 65 degress. This temperature allows the moisture in the air to condense on the coils and drip into the reservoir without freezing up on the condensor coil. Also, if the humidity is too low, (below 45%), the same condition will occur. So it will help to keep the parameters in mind when you have this issue.
Thank you for your allowing me to advise you on this issue.
Dave E. (Illeagle)
SOURCE: Dehumidifier runs but does not condense water.
It sounds like an issue with the control bord. This dehumidifier should have a 5 year warranty through LG. You will need to have this serviced. If it is under warranty by LG they will either refer you to a local repair shop and they will pay for the repair or they will replace it if you do not have a repair shop in your area. Call them and explain the problem to them. Make sure that you have your reciept. Here is the contact information for LG:
Toll Free Phone Number: 1-800-243-0000
Email: [email protected]
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SOURCE: LG45EL dehumidifier no longer collects water.
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Hi,
There are many reasons why a dehumidifier willnot work or collect water.
Here is a tip that I wrote to help people to figure out what is going wrongwith their dehumidifier
Dehumidifier is running but no water is in bucket
heatman101
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Hi,
There are many reasons why a dehumidifier will not work or collect water.
Here is a tip that I wrote to help people to figure out what is going wrong with their dehumidifier
Dehumidifier is running but no water is in bucket
heatman101
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