Bought LHD 45ELY6 at garage sale with no manual.

Dehumidifier typically use a float in the collection bucket to detect water level and automatically shut it off once it's full. Have you checked to see if the float is broken or missing? Also sometimes it can get stuck ir jammed up when inserting the bucket, make sure its in place and falling freely down into the bucket.

Sounds like the float valve inside tank may be stuck in closed position. Calcium buildup is very common. Good luck Juliana. Unplug and empty tank of any water and look for the float valve it should be near top of tank. Use a small bucket and mix vinegar and water and brush. Scrub that valve. Clean it up

Apparently, the fans are running, but the compressor has shut down. It could be a failed compressor, or the charge in the system could have leaked out causing the compressor to shut down.

More than likely, the float valve in the water collection bucket is stuck in the DOWN position. There for the automatic shut off does recognize that the bucket is full. Remove the bucket and check the float valve in the top of the bucket. If it's stuck in the down position, jiggle the arm to get to return to the UP position. Be sure to turn the unit OFF & unplug it before doing the above.

Hope this helped you to solve the problem and thanks for choosing FixYa.

From what you have described, the float valve is the top left rear of the bucket may be stuck in the down position and is not rising when the water level rises to the shut off point. Jiggle the float valve handle to free it up. In addition, the bucket may not be installed properly and is allowing water to leak onto the floor. Be sure that bucket is installed "squarely:" into it's holder from top to bottom. When installed properly, there should be no downward tilt at the bottom of the bucket.

To further assist you, I have included a link to your Owners Manual in case you have misplaced yours. You may download and print this manual for future reference.

http://aic.lgservice.com/gcsc/dwn/main

I hope this helps you to troubleshoot & solve the problem. Thanks for choosing FixYa.

Check the adjustable float valve in the top of the water bucket. As I recall, it is adjustable to the amount of water you want it to collect, before shutting OFF. Also, when you reinstall the bucket, be sure that it fits "squarely" into the bucket holder from top to bottom. It should not tilt down at the bottom.

dehums remove humidity from air inside unit the evaporator sits in drain pan , drain pan has some sort of line or tube witch leeds to the internal collection or bucket thats what you slide out and empty when its full , ther is some sort of sensor or float switch that lets you know wen full make sure unit is draining properly inernaly and full system is working properly

In your case, the problem may be, that the water collection bucket is not installed properly or if the bucket is equipped with a float valve, the valve is stuck in the UP position.

Remove the bucket, check for the float valve. If doesn't have one (your Owners Manual will note if it does) reinsert the bucket, making sure that it fits "squarely" from top to bottom and triggers the bucket removal safety switch. The bucket should not tilt down at the bottom, when installed properly.

Hope this helped you troubleshoot and solve the problem.

I just had one giving me the somewhat the same problem. Upon taking it apart I found that the entire inside was filthy. This thing runs in a work area in my basement and sucks up all of the dirty air. When you take the water out of the dirty air you have nothing but the dirt and the water. When you mix those together you get mud which is what clogged everything up in mine.

Dehumidifiers need to be clean on the inside to run properly especially all of the fins on the condensor. You will probably have to take it apart and clean it. Concentrate on the fins and the water collection areas. Dehumidifiers remove heat from the air which causes the humidity to collect on the condensor. As it collects it turns into water droplets. Gravity pulls the water droplets into the water collection areas and that flows to your tank. There is some sort of float in your tank that lets the dehumidifier know it is full and shuts it off with some sort of switch. It does this so it does not just keep running and eventually pour water onto your floor. It sounds like your switch and/or float is stuck. Find the float and switch and manually work them to make certain they are working freely, clean if necessary.

If the dehumidifier does not remove water like it should it is probably not getting good airflow. There are ice sensors on the evaporator that tells the compressor to stop working. However the fan will still run to pull warm air across the ice so that it melts, goes into the water collection area and into your tank. Some of these ice sensors work by measuring air flow. If there is no air flow or very limited air flow the sensor will tell the compressor not to work. The fan will run again to melt the ice so that it melts and is removed. If your condensor is dirty and does not allow the air to flow, this could cause your problem.

the water should still collect into the tank. the dehumidifier had a float switch that shut the unit off when the tank is full. In turn it should have a second switch, probably a float switch that turns the pump on and off so that the pump doesnt continue to run when there is no moisture in the tank