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The
Humidity
Control h assettings fiorn"1" to
"10."Turning thecontrol k nobto "10"provides
thegreatest a mount o fdehurnitilcation, t urning
it to" 1" provides theleast.
Evenwhentie Humidity Control i s setat "10,"the
dehumidifier willruncontinuously during particdarly
humidperiods dueto seepage ofhumidairintothe
roomthrough thewalls, a rounddoorsandwindows and
through theuseof clothes dryersandsimilar q uipment
thataddmoisture totheair.Thecontinuous o peration
ofthedehumi~er duringsuchhumidperiods is
normal a ndnecessary tomaintain desired conditions.
TheW 3
or 4 daysthat you haveyou
dehumidifier, m it
at"109'
t o allow
it toremove
largeamomtsof accumulated m oisture fromtheroom.
Whentheroomhasreached thedesired humidity level,
theamount o fmoisture removed fromtheairWUbe
considerably l ess.RotatetheHumidity Control k nob
toward"1"untilthedehumidifier shutsoff.The
Humidity Control w illautomatic~ymaintain the
desired dryness in theroom.
To
remove Couected
w ater
Yourdehumidifier h asa plasticbucketthatcatches
thewaterthatis removedfromthe air,anautomatic
waterovefiow control,and a signallightthatglows
whenthebucketis fill.
Beforeremovingthebucketto emptyit, ~
the
HumidityControlknobto "OFF."Thiswillprevent
thedehumidifier f romoperatingwhenthebucketis
notin place.
Afteremptyingthe bucket,pushit allthewayback
intoplace.
men the
dehtiti~er
k fimt timed on
md the
dehumidifying cofiis dry,alightcoatig offrostwill
appear. T hisis normal. T hefrostwillusually
disappear i n 30to 45minutes.
E
room
temperate goes below 65°F.,
hostmay
'
accumulate o nthedehumidifying c oil,reducing tie
unit'soperating efficiency. TheAutoDefrost c ontrol
willshutthecompressor o ffautomatictiyuntilthe
coilreachesthecorrectoperating temperature. The
fanwillcontinue to runto aidin thedefrosting.
TheAutoDefrostfeatureis alsodesigned toprevent
excessive on-offcycling, a ndunderce-
conditions
mayaUow tie frostto remainon thecoilforsome
timebeforethecompressor s hutsoffandthefrostis
cleared. T hisis notunusual.
Appearance mayvary
.After r eplacingthebucket,be sureto turnthe
HumidityControlknobbackto the desiredsetting.
For contiuom
drti-ofl of water,
knockoutthe
plasticbotto"m of thethreadedhoseconnector h ole
andattacha standardgardenhose(notsupplied).
A
malethreadis providedon thewaterbucket.
Note: A secondwasherin theconnectorof thehose
maybe requiredto makea water-tight c omection.

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