Common problem... I scored a nice Whirlpool Gold dehumidifier on trash day from the curb. I ran it all night to test to see if it pulled water out of the air. Yep, that works. But... Even after powering the unit off, the fans and such would stop but the compressor would continue to run until its overload switch would trip. Obviously, without the fan pulling air over the evaporator/condenser coils, the compressor was sure to overload due to heat build-up. With a meter on the control side of the compressor relay, it was evident the signal was being provided correctly. As per my assumption, the power side was stuck in the "on" position. Running the relay's part number as a Google search steered me to an eBay vendor from China for the exact model number replacement part. After removing the old relay and swapping in the new one, the device was functioning perfectly. So, I scored a nice $250 dehumidifier with an hour or two of bench diagnostic work and R&R (remove and replace). Simple stuff, really!
Thanks for the post. It seems it could be my relay also. Compressor was going on intermittently. Is the compressor and fan both designed to run at the same time always? Does the fan ever run by itself (by design)?
I have found that a relay can click, and still be bad. It would be better to bridged the relay to see if it the compressor turns on. Thank you for your sharing.
I apricate the video. I'm trying to diagnose why my compressor wont turn on and this gives me something else to check. Everything I've checked seems fine, compressor tests good, capacitor tests good. I'm hope it could be this simple.
Come on man you need to learn some real terminology if you're going to make these videos. "clicking " " zapping" 3:05 You're stumbling all over yourself. Use words like "engaging" and power up or power on. Speak clearly and succinctly.
Be reminded this video isn't designed for a professional hvac repair technician. To a homeowner or a tinkerer you could use the word sparky thing in some instances and people would understand what it means. That said, it wouldn't hurt to add the correct terminology to educate diy people that he'd trying to help. I dug a 50-pint dehumidifier out of a dumpster at work. If nothing else it's fun to take things apart, but often it's something very simple that breaks or stops functioning. Since I have never looked inside of one of these the information he gave about the relay might be quite helpful for me.
I'm sure if you get with the RUclips customer service folks, they'll refund all or a good portion of the cost of your admission ticket to this presentation... ;-) I do a lot of one take no-editing tips and trick videos to help folks with some sticky problems... I'm not an actor, educator, or video production wiz. I am, however, attempting to get the information out there so folks can do things themselves and save a few bucks. Every once and awhile, my channel gets a bellyacher too uttering the same train of thinking. It is what it is. Watch or don't watch. Learn or don't learn. And, please, if you can do it better, do! Then, everyone benefits.
I have a Kenmore Elite dehumidifier and it keeps tripping my ground fault interrupt. I plugged it into another outlet that did not have gfi and it runs for a few seconds and then sounds like it is working a lot harder (and dims the lights in the basement) for a short span and it goes back to running again. It keeps cycling through this way. Do you have any idea what may be happening and what I can do about it?
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Thanks much for this tip, tapping the stuck (not stock) relay fixed my issue.
Common problem... I scored a nice Whirlpool Gold dehumidifier on trash day from the curb. I ran it all night to test to see if it pulled water out of the air. Yep, that works. But...
Even after powering the unit off, the fans and such would stop but the compressor would continue to run until its overload switch would trip. Obviously, without the fan pulling air over the evaporator/condenser coils, the compressor was sure to overload due to heat build-up.
With a meter on the control side of the compressor relay, it was evident the signal was being provided correctly. As per my assumption, the power side was stuck in the "on" position.
Running the relay's part number as a Google search steered me to an eBay vendor from China for the exact model number replacement part.
After removing the old relay and swapping in the new one, the device was functioning perfectly. So, I scored a nice $250 dehumidifier with an hour or two of bench diagnostic work and R&R (remove and replace). Simple stuff, really!
Thank you for posting this. Just touching the relay terminals was all I needed to get it un-stuck
The thing you're using to get power to the relay, is that just a multi-voltage power adapter with the leads stripped?
Thanks for the post. It seems it could be my relay also. Compressor was going on intermittently. Is the compressor and fan both designed to run at the same time always? Does the fan ever run by itself (by design)?
I have found that a relay can click, and still be bad. It would be better to bridged the relay to see if it the compressor turns on. Thank you for your sharing.
Hi there!
A question.when my midea dehumidifier is on smd mode,it wont turn on back again.what should i check first?thanks
hi....
how mutc is the lowest temp to the evaporator and how mutc is thw higher return temp?
i have ice to rhe beginning of the evaporator and the first pipe of it i refill 407 but i dont know the quaditi
I apricate the video. I'm trying to diagnose why my compressor wont turn on and this gives me something else to check. Everything I've checked seems fine, compressor tests good, capacitor tests good. I'm hope it could be this simple.
how do you recognize the relay, what would be written on it?
It’s tiny switch that’s usually too tiny for print.
Hi my dose fan blow but my compressor makes noise but don't start every 5 minutes make noise
What to do when the board marks error 33?
title missing leading looks like a dehumidifier not humidifier
Come on man you need to learn some real terminology if you're going to make these videos. "clicking " " zapping" 3:05 You're stumbling all over yourself. Use words like "engaging" and power up or power on. Speak clearly and succinctly.
Be reminded this video isn't designed for a professional hvac repair technician. To a homeowner or a tinkerer you could use the word sparky thing in some instances and people would understand what it means. That said, it wouldn't hurt to add the correct terminology to educate diy people that he'd trying to help.
I dug a 50-pint dehumidifier out of a dumpster at work. If nothing else it's fun to take things apart, but often it's something very simple that breaks or stops functioning. Since I have never looked inside of one of these the information he gave about the relay might be quite helpful for me.
Very mean of you to make such a comment. He is trying to help others. If you can't be nice, don't say anything.
…move on cat boy, this isn’t a paid channel. Lay off the processed foods a little and good luck in life bud.
I'm sure if you get with the RUclips customer service folks, they'll refund all or a good portion of the cost of your admission ticket to this presentation... ;-)
I do a lot of one take no-editing tips and trick videos to help folks with some sticky problems... I'm not an actor, educator, or video production wiz. I am, however, attempting to get the information out there so folks can do things themselves and save a few bucks.
Every once and awhile, my channel gets a bellyacher too uttering the same train of thinking. It is what it is. Watch or don't watch. Learn or don't learn. And, please, if you can do it better, do! Then, everyone benefits.
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I have a Kenmore Elite dehumidifier and it keeps tripping my ground fault interrupt. I plugged it into another outlet that did not have gfi and it runs for a few seconds and then sounds like it is working a lot harder (and dims the lights in the basement) for a short span and it goes back to running again. It keeps cycling through this way. Do you have any idea what may be happening and what I can do about it?
The start capacitor or resistor (depending which it uses) has failed.