I have a kenmore 45 pint dehumidifier serial number 103KA16777 model number 580.51450100 It lights up will sometimes run for only a few minutes than shuts off.It is not collecting any water It worked 2 years ago, was put away but has this problem when i attempted to use it this year.The water collection bucket is on correctly and can only go on one way.Any ideas
SOURCE: No water collection
compressor may be starved for freon or blockage in freon line...tech must troubleshoot.
SOURCE: Dehumidifier Does Not Collect Water
Hi,
A dehumidifier is just a refrigerating machine with it's shirt hanging out and there is not much in the way of serviceable parts inside.
If the compressor runs - the throbbing sound - and it doesn't collect water then either the intake filter screen is totally clogged with fluff or the compressor has leaked it's gas away, in which case it might run continuously and get hot to no good effect.
If it doesn't run then it may be that the motor capacitor has failed, but that can soon lead to the compressor motor cooking itself; leaving you with an expensive doorstop.
The one thing you might get checked is the "bucket full" switch. There will be a floating part on the bucket which rises up when the bucket fills and eventually makes contact with another part which is connected to a small switch. If that switch has failed you might be lucky and get an inexpensive repair job done.
If these suggestions do help you solve the problem, please give my reply a suitable rating. If they do not, please add a comment with more details so I can try to help you further.
Cheers, D
SOURCE: Machine works, but no water collecting
A dehumidifier is basically a cooler. The condenser coil on the outside should feel cold to the touch usually around 34 to 38 degrees, as air passes over the coils they collect the humidity in the air and it then drips down into a collector tray. If the coil does not feel cold it is ether a bad control switch not letting the cooler (compressor) turn on, low on freon, or burned out compressor
SOURCE: I have a Kenmore 50 pint dehumidifier Model 580.54501400
It looks like it is simple to get the filter out but we are finding it to be imposible. How can we take it out. It doesn't just pull down.
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
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