Kenmore Dehumidifiers - Page 6 - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Call a refrigeration service tec

as with any freeze up of any unit (any mfg) there are a few things to look at first before consulting a profesional , 1st ck your filter most units have a filter these are the most forgoten things when it comes to reg cleaning , remove it and run under tap shake excess water off and replace in unit 2nd is unit warm enoght to work air temp has to excede 68 degrees for these to work 3rd how old is unit if unit is over three years and has been largely neglected for cleaning and maint issues then overheating can cause gas charge to leak out and cause freeze ups , replacement is only option on this reason 4th setting: is unit large enoght to remove water from area if its undersize it runs too hard and never cycles off/on this causes freeze ups , purchase a small humidmeter to measure the area % rh 70%rh is considered normal for a home

well you didnt give your model number but most kenmores that ive seen slide out the right side front just a little effort and out it should pop you can wrinse it off under your tap and shake it to dry it over tub as they are waterproof

You can purchase a new fan motor. But the same problem will probably happen again. I opened the motor, there is a silver (aluminum wrap) around the windings for the motor that needs to be cut. Careful not to cut the motor windings. Inside there is a yellow thermistor or type of temperature sensor connected between the red wire and a motor winding wire. On my motor this was no longer working (in effect it was an open circuit). Once replaced the motor worked fine. this is the second time in about two years that this problem happened. The first time Sears fixed for about $100 and three weeks. This time I saved the money and did the repair myself. I would guess you could buy a new thermistor for about $5.00 from a parts house like digiKey or National Electronics. You will need to know how to use a soldering iron to repair this.

This being a dehumidifier it has to be emptied. check the water holding tank, empty it and it should start up again.

See if this helps. It worked for me, but yours may be different. You can only change humidity levels when it's not in Cont. mode.

I would guess that some rubber anti-vibration mounts have aged. If so this may allow the cooling fan to move and grate on the fan housing. It is unusual for the hermetic compressor to give trouble but having just said that, on rare occasions the big-end bearing can fail. This would cause a very obvious knocking noise coming from the compressor. Its just a case of carefully opening up the dehumidifier housing and looking to see what is happening. As an aide-memoire one can tape all the screws to a piece of cardboard adding notes as to where they came from. Take care and good luck!

amount of water will depend on the humidity

faulty sensor in the bucket, probably stuck

If the unit is in continuous mode then they will not work.