GE AHD12 Use And Care Manual page 3

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cold, refrigerated d ehumidifying
coil. Moistureintheaircondenses
on thiscod andthen drainsintoa
bucket(or througha hose intoa
drain). Dry,clean air is then drawn
overthecondenser whereit is,
actually heatedseveraldegreesand
dischargedout the frontgfle into
the room. It is normalfor the
surroundingair to becomeslightly
warmer as the dehumidifier
operates. Thiswarmingefiect
firther reducesthe relative
humidityofthe surroundingair.
Condenser
lr
ehumidifying
coil
Sealed
Refrigeration
Unit
SIDE VIEW
When locatingthe dehumidifier,
be sure to place it where there is no
restriction to the air floweither into
the coil
at the
rear or from the front
griUe. Good air circulationthrough
the applianceis essentialto efficient
operation.
A }{utidity Control, built into
your dehumidifier,automatically
maintai~~s a selectedhumidity
ievel. It startsthe dehumidifier
when the hutidity is high and
sl~utsit off when the humidity is
low.
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:4iJMl D lT'( CONTROL
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Formdtim
dehtiwleation
The HMdity Controlhassetiings
from "r' to "10:'mrning the
controlhob to "10"providesthe
greatestamountofdehumi~cation,
turningit to "~'providestheleast.
Even whenthe HumidityControlis
set at "IO;'the dehumidifierwill
run continuously duringpartictiariy
humidperiodsdueto seepageof
humidair intothe roomthrough
the
tiS,
arounddoomandwindows
andthroughthe useof clothesdryem
and similarequipmentthatadd
moistureto the air. The continuous
operationofthe dehumidifier d uring
such humidperiodsis normaland
necessaryto maintaindesired
conditions.
mefmt3'or' 4 days that you have
you dehtimIer9 r'w it at '610'9
to allowit to removelargeamounts
of accumulatedmoisturefromthe
ro~m. When the room has reached
the desiredhumiditylevel,the
amountofmoistureremovedfrom
the air willbe considerablyless.
Rotatethe HumidityControlknob
toward"l" untilthe dehumidifier
shutsoff. The HumidityControl
will automaticallymaintainthe
desireddrynessin the room.
men the dehmidfier is fit
turned on and the dehumidi$ing
coil is dry, a light coatingof frost
wfil appear. This is normal. The
frost will usuallydisappearin 30 to
45 minutes.
H room tem~rature goes below
65"F.(18"C), host may accumulate
on the dshumidi&ingcoil, rducing
the unit'soperatingefficiency.On
AutoDefrostrncdels,thecompressor
will shut ORautornaticd~yunti 'he
cod reaches the correct operating
temperature. The fm will continue
to mn to aid in Lhedefrosting.For
models wi'bouttileAuto Defrost
feattlre, we Teconl.mend tilatyou
turn 'theHuHtidiFy Control bob to
'6~" to ~~owthe ~~i~to defrost.
Then tur~~ it bac]u10~O~rdesired
sel~ing.
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TheAutoDefrostfeature is also
desi~ti topreventexcessive on-off
~ychg, md waler certainconditions
mayWowthe frosttb remainon
the coil for sometimebeforethe
compressorshutsoffmd the host
is cleared.This is notunusual.
To
remove
C oltemd
Wakr
Yourdehumidifierhas a plastic
bucketthatcatchesthe waterthat is
removedfromthe air, an automatic
wateroverflowcontrol,and a
signallightfiat glowswhenthe
bucketis full.
On somemodels,weightof water
in the buckettriggersa switchat the
bottomrear of the dehumidifier
tiat stopsthe unit and turnsthe
FULL lighton when the bucket
is nearly full.
Ovetilow
Control
, Switch
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Beforeremovingthe bucketto
emptyit, turn the HumidityControl
knob to"1 ~'This will preventthe
dehumidifierfrom operatingwhen
the bucketis not in place.
After emptyingthe bucket, hang it
on the bucketsupportson each side
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