Dehumidifier is leaking from the bottom,also for a brand new home what should it be set at and should in run constantly or only at certain times?

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 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

Hi,

If your dehumidifier run for shrter time and if cuts off often and the humidity in the room is high, try adjusting the humidistat control on the dehumidifier to a dryer setting.

If the dehumidifier seems to run constantly, but there's little or no water in the container, there may be a problem in the refrigeration system. Try cleaning the unit.

If that doesn't work, sounds like you may have a rusted evaporator coil and that has caused a freon leak.it is very common on newer units as they are not made as well as they used to be.when the coil rusts, it will cause the freon copper lines to leak the freon out and then without enough freon it will usually freeze over a few coils and eventually not take any water out of the air.

i would check to see if yours has an extended warranty and then contact the manufacturer to see if they can fix or replace the unit

Please leave me comment , if you need further assistance
Rnj VINODKUMAR

If only the bottom part if your coil is geting cold or freezing, it's low on Freon.
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Check float switch some of the unit have afloat switch hooked to the unit. Next check the condenser coilsThey do get stopped up cat,dog hair and just plain get dirty vaccuum them out and try unit. Rusty

Sounds like your relay switch isn't connecting....

If your dehumidifier doesn't seem to run often but the humidity in the room is high, try adjusting the humidistat control on the dehumidifier to a dryer setting. If the dehumidifier seems to run constantly, but there's little or no water in the container, there may be a problem in the refrigeration system. Try cleaning the unit. If that doesn't work, you can't repair the refrigeration system yourself, you need a qualified appliance repair technician to do that.

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IrishDruid

Mine leaks. Had leaked at other times but i took the vacuum cleaner to the front drain spout, that leaks into the removable basin. That worked in the past, but i't's not working now . The water is overflowing at the back of the catch tray and leaking out through the bottom underneath. The holes are clear, so it shouldn't be doing this. I am stumped.

sounds like the rheostat (aka rotary swithch) is opened (fried). can get new one on www.appliancefactoryparts.com for 8.19 + s/h. need to know how to solder though. otherwise you will be looking at having to buy new unit for $120+

unit has a sealed system problem leak in one of the coils, a leak at the compressor, take it to an authorized whirlpool service servicer for a check