This dehumidifier is a Danby Premiere, model no. ddr7009REE. I bought it about three weeks ago. It never shuts off. It seems to work fine accept for that. It has brought the humidity level in my basement down below 40% according to the digital meter readout. Even when it registers below the 40% humidity level that I have it set at, it does not shut off. If I raise the humidity level higher, the compressor will shut off but not the fan.
Can you tell me what is wrong?
This unit is designed with the intention of the fan running all the time. The compressor cycles on and off with demand, however the fan runs continuously to provide constant room circulation.
All new generation dehumidifiers are designed to have the fans run all
the time and the compressor comes on when the relitive humidity rises
above the setting that you have chosen. I spoke with the company and
asked them why this is so, and they told me that it is more energy
efficient to have the machine on all the time so that when the
compressor kicks in there is a small draw on electricity.
Apparently
when the old dehumidifiers came on it was the compressor that turned on
immediately, and the fan, and this caused a very high current draw. The
new design has the fan on all the time and this helps to circulate the
air evenly around the area being dehumidified - thus more efficient
overall coverage.
I understood their explanation, but still do not like this new method of operation.
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