20 Most Recent Whirlpool AD50J Dehumidifier Questions & Answers

Bently, there are 3 major, yet simple things that can cause this problem

1. The humidity extraction level is set to high. Lower it to 32- 35% or Minimal if your unit does not
have an LED Display.

2, The air intake filter is dirty or clogged. Turn the unit OFF, unplug it and remove the filter to clean it.The cooling/refrigerant coils need to be cleaned. Warm water and mild soap will work, Rinse & dry
the coils.

3. Obstructed air flow: There must be a minimum of 12" clear air space on all 4 sides of the unit, while in operation.

The more serious things, depending on the age of the unit are: The compressor need to be recharged with refrigerant gas. The Humidistat has failed and needs to be replaced.

Hope this helps you to troubleshoot and solve the problem. Please let me know. Thanks.

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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Hi,
Dehumidifiers freezing up can be causes by a few different problems.
Here is a tip that I wrote to help people with the freezing dehumidifier problem....

Dehumidifier is Freezing up and not working
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4662033-dehumidifier_freezing_up_not_working

heatman101

Room must be above 60.

If the room temperature is close to 60, the coils may be frozen (completely encased in ice). If this is the case, move it where the water can drain off - about 1 gallon which may NOT run into the drain bucket.
I out mine over the floor drain.
Turn off and it will defrost over night.
Only specially made dehumidifiers work below a room temp of 60 degrees (the temp of a basement in winter).
Does it need to be running? A digital humidity sensor from Radio Shack is cheap and may tell you the humidity is OK - only 50% or less.

You need a new humidistat. There are two here, but not sure if you your machine https://www.fix.com/parts/heating-and-cooling/dehumidifier/whirlpool/ There are numerous listings on Amazon, but all unavailable. https://www.amazon.ca/Kenmore-Whirlpool-WP1168670-Dehumidifier-Humidistat/dp/B077B1VZSV ..

1. Fan failure 2. Control board failure

Clean the coils

Refrigerant

Try contacting Whirlpool to request.

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.

Here it is : http://images.atgstores.com/pdf/15364/ad50gusb-manual.pdf

https://www.manualslib.com/

Can you provide a photo?

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