Servicing And Maintaining Your Dehumidifier

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Usually, dehumidifiers are free from trouble but you need to have them maintained. This involves emptying the tank and cleaning them periodically. This is to ensure that bacteria and any mildew are handled. The coils should be vacuumed to remove the dirt and the power cord and the plug need to be removed if at all they are worn.

Why you need a dehumidifier

When summer comes, there is a lot of humidity and it saps energy from us taking out sleep and eventually causing safety and health issues especially for the elderly in the society. Basements smell musty and damp because of humidity and if the air conditioning is not adequate, you should purchase a dehumidifier to help you dry out the home.

Buying a dehumidifier also helps in the fall and on spring. This is when there is rain and when the temperatures outside do not require any kind of air conditioning. The dehumidifier has humidistat, a fan, a compressor and an evaporator coil. This is what helps the dehumidifier to remove air moisture. This allows you to have a level of moisture that is acceptable in summer.

If the temperatures outside drop and then you place the dehumidifier in your basement, it will lead to freezing up of the coil if it is turned on. In such a case, you only need to turn it off and then try again when the need arises.

There is the portable dehumidifier that is appropriate when there is high humidity. This has to be emptied once every day. If the tank is full, the humidifier automatically switches off and only works if emptied.

Fixing the dehumidifier

It is not hard to tell when you should fix the dehumidifier. When the weather is muggy and hot and there is not too much water within the tank, you need to take care of the machine. You should:

• Clean and then vacuum the coils. When coils are dirty, they will freeze. Whenever they have dust accumulated on them, they need to be cleaned immediately.
• Tighten screws on the shaft of the fan. This is because it is possible that it slipped leading to the failure of the dehumidifier.
• Replace the motor of the fan. This is when you notice that it has very low revolutions in a minute. This is not something that you can do. You will have to find a service technician for this. The compressor may have failed or the dehumidifier may have failed to recharge.

There are also times when you see bent blades. When this is the case, you will need to replace them before the damage gets to your motor. You may have to get brand new ones. Find the name of the manufacturer, and model number available in the manual. This is the best place where blades can be replaced.

The other thing you should always remember is the fact that a dehumidifier can fail due to a faulty humidistat. In such a case, it should be replaced.

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Source by Lyndon Ogden