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Posted by Pa on July 3, 2006, 11:59 am
Thanks for the advice. I have thoroughly cleaned the coil, fan, filter,
and compressor with Fantastic and power rinse. It looks new.
Voltage at the unit is 121.8 volts
There is no sign of a freon leak.
The ccompressor temp still climbs to 145 - 155F. i looked at another
Dehumidifier and found it had a pressure sensing unit on the high
pressure side. No such luck with the faulty one.
Next step: take it Sears and let them give me an estimate.
THANKS GUYS
Stormin Mor
mon wrote:
> Low freon, or dirty condensor. Try giving the unit a thorough
> cleaning. Let us know if the problem continues.
>
> Low freon is possible, as the unit uses the freon to help carry the
> heat away from the compressor. Might be dirty and not be obvious that
> the coils are dirty.
>
> --
>
> Christopher A. Young
> You can't shout down a troll.
> You have to starve them.
> .
>
> This unit has a clean filter and coil, with no kinks in the refrig
> lines. The coil cools to about 48 degrees F. The compressor however,
> heats up to 145F and shuts down. The overheat switch on the compressor
> remains closed so something else is causing the shut down. I checked
> another dehumidifier and the compressor was running at a constant
> 104F.
> If I remember correctly, high temps mean low freon. Any suggestions?
> Is
> it fixable?
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