user manual

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CONTROL PANEL
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POWER ON/OFF (1)
Once the unit is plugged in, the POWER INDICA-
TOR (10) will light. Pressing the POWER button
once will turn the unit ON and illuminate the digi-
tal display (9). The fan will operate for 3 minutes
to draw air through the dehumidifier to properly
sense relative humidity. The display will show the
humidity level of the room in 5% increments,
down to a minimum of 25%. Pressing the Power
button again will turn the display OFF and the
unit will cease operating.
HUMIDITY LEVEL (2/3)
The humidity level can be set in 5% increments in
a range from 35% to 80%. The humidity setting
is shown in the digital display. When the humid-
ity level of the room reaches the set level, the
compressor will stop, but the fan will continue
operating for 3 minutes. To set the unit to continu-
ous operation, press the "-" arrow button until
the display shows 35%. Press again and the dis-
play will show CO. The Continuous indicator (13)
will light up on the control panel. To leave con-
tinuous operation, press the
To check the current humidity setting, press the
FAN SPEED (5)
Press Fan Speed to toggle between Low, Med,
and High fan speeds. Speed will be shown in FAN
SPEED INDICATOR (8)
BUCKET FULL INDICATOR (11)
When the collection bucket is full, the BUCKET
FULL indicator (11) will light up and you will hear
an audible alarm. The audible alarm will last up
to ten seconds The dehumidifier will not run until
the bucket is removed, emptied and replaced.
DELAY START (4
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Unit can be programmed to turn on at a desired
delay time by pressing the Timer (4) key. When
the unit is powered OFF, press the timer key once
for 2-hour delay start. The 2 Hrs (7) timer indica-
tor will light up when the timer key is pressed.
Press the timer key once more for a 4-hour delay
start. The 4 Hrs (7) timer indicator will now light
up. Press the timer key a third time to clear the
timer setting. No timer indicators will light up
when the timer setting is cleared.
AUTO SHUT-OFF (4)
Unit can be programmed to turn off at a desired
time by pressing the Timer (4) key. When the unit
is powered ON, press the timer key once for 2-
hour automatic shut-off. The 2 Hrs (7) timer indi-
cator will light up when the timer key is pressed.
Press the timer key once more for a 4-hour auto-
matic shut-off. The 4 Hrs (7) timer indicator will
now light up. Press the timer key a third time to
clear the timer setting. No timer indicators will
light up when the timer setting is cleared.
FILTER RESET (12)
The FILTER RESET indicator (12) will light up when
the filter needs cleaning. Remove the filter and
clean accordingly. Replace the filter when fin-
ished and press and hold the FILTER (6) key up to
5 seconds to reset the filter indicator.
IMPORTANT:
• Once the set humidity level is reached, the
compressor will shut off. The fan will con-
tinue to run for up to 3 minutes.
• Anytime the compressor stops running for
any reason, it will not restart for a minimum
of 3 minutes. This is a design feature to pro-
tect the compressor from damage.
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Problem Possib
le Causes
Solutions
The area to be dehumidified
is too large.
The capacity of your dehumidifier may
not be adequate for the room size.
Doors and windows are
open.
Close all doors and windows to th
e out-
side.
Frost appears on the
coils
The dehumidifier has recently
been turned on or the room
temperature is below 41°F.
This
is normal. Frost will usually disappear
within 60 minutes.
Controls cannot be set
Bucket is full or it has been
removed.
Empty bucket and install properly in unit.
Fan Noise
Air is moving through the
unit.
This is normal.
Water on the floor
Hose connection may be
loose.
Check the hose connection. See the Drain-
age Section
Hose is attached but not
draining into a drain
Disconnect the hose if using the bucket or
place the hose near a drain.
Unit is discharging
warm air
Normal: Compressor and electric motor
discharge nominal heat.
Water does not
drain through the
dehumidifier drain
hose
Check the drainage joint
and
hose on the
dehumidi-
fier. Is it installed correctly?
Check the drain hose for
kinks or obstructions.
Re-install the dehumidifier draina
ge joint
and hose according to the manual.
Flatten the hose or remove blockage.
Water does not
drain through the
pump drain hose
Check the pump drain hose
on the pump. Is it installed
correctly?
Check the pump drain hose
for kinks or obstruc-
tions.
Re-install the pump drain hose according
to the manual.
Flatten the hose or remove blockage.
Dehumidifier runs too
much
TROUBLESHOOTING (Cont.)
"+" (3) arrow.
"+" and "-" arrow. The display will show and
set 5% above or below the current settings.
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