GE AHD12 User manual

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AutoDe50st 3
CareandCleaning 4
CondenserCoils 4
ControlSettinm 3,4
HectricalRequirements 2
ExtensionCords 2
Grilleandcabinet 4
Grounding 2
Humidty ~ontro~ 3,4
Modelmd SerialNumbers 2
ProblemSolver 4
StietvInstructions 2
UserMaintenanceInstructions 4
WaterOverflowControl 3,4

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintaimyournewdehtidifier
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Wrik downthemodel
md serialnmbem.
You’llfindthemonalabelinfront
ofthebucketatthebackofthe
dehumidifier.Writethesenumbers
here.
ModelNumber
Serial Number
@Rep&or mp~acetietia*ly
welwttie $ertiee Cor* that
havebecomefmyd or othertise
-wed. Donotuseacordthat
showscrach or abrasiondamage
alongitslengthor ateitherthe
plugorconnectorend.
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Electrical
Requirement@
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PleaseReadcareMIye
Forpemond safety,
thisapptiancemti be
properlygromded.
Havethewalloutletcheckedbya
qualifiedelectricianto rn~e sure
theoutietis properlygrounded.
mere an ungroundti walloutletis
encountered,it isyourpersonal
responsibilitymd obhgationtohave
itreplacedwithaproperlygrounded
Wdloutlet.
Tm DE~mR
SHOUD MWAYSBE
PLUGGED mom om
wmuw ELECTHC&
omLET (220/240volt, 50hetiz,
SMglephaseAC). Thisis
recommendedforbestperformance
andtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcodd causea
possiblehhazardfromoverheating
wires.
USEOF mNsIoNcoms–
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we-@y
reeomend agtinst the use ofam
Wemion cord. However,ifyousti
electto usean extensioncord, it is
absolutelynecessarythatitbea
3-wiregroundingtypeapphance
extensioncord andthattie current
carryingratingofthecordbe E
amperesminimum.

“==”&qowit work
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Joist,hll~id airiS drawnOV~~ a
‘“”” cold, refrigerateddehumidifying
coil. Moistureintheaircondenses
onthiscod andthendrainsintoa
bucket(orthroughahoseintoa
drain). Dry,cleanairisthendrawn
overthecondenserwhereitis,
actuallyheatedseveraldegreesand
dischargedoutthefrontgfle into
theroom.Itisnormalforthe
surroundingairtobecomeslightly
warmerasthedehumidifier
operates.Thiswarmingefiect
firther reducestherelative
humidityofthesurroundingair.
Condenserlrehumidifying
coil
Sealed
Refrigeration
Unit SIDE VIEW
Whenlocatingthedehumidifier,
be suretoplaceit wherethere isno
restrictiontotheair floweitherinto
thecoilattherear or fromthe front
griUe.Goodaircirculationthrough
theapplianceisessentialtoefficient
operation.
A}{utidity Control,builtinto
yourdehumidifier,automatically
maintai~~saselectedhumidity
ievel.It startsthedehumidifier
whenthe hutidity is highand
sl~utsit off whenthehumidityis
low.
FULL
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:4iJMlDlT’( CONTROL
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Formdtim
dehtiwleation
TheHMdity Controlhassetiings
from“r’ to “10:’mrning the
controlhob to “10”providesthe
greatestamountofdehumi~cation,
turningitto “~’providestheleast.
EvenwhentheHumidityControlis
setat “IO;’thedehumidifierwill
runcontinuouslyduringpartictiariy
humidperiodsdueto seepageof
humidairintotheroomthrough
thetiS, arounddoomandwindows
andthroughtheuseofclothesdryem
andsimilarequipmentthatadd
moisturetotheair.Thecontinuous
operationofthedehumidifierduring
suchhumidperiodsisnormaland
necessarytomaintaindesired
conditions.
mefmt3‘or’ 4daysthat youhave
you dehtimIer9 r’w itat ‘610’9
toallowitto removelargeamounts
ofaccumulatedmoisturefromthe
ro~m.Whentheroomhasreached
thedesiredhumiditylevel,the
amountofmoistureremovedfrom
theair willbe considerablyless.
RotatetheHumidityControlknob
toward“l” untilthedehumidifier
shutsoff.The HumidityControl
willautomaticallymaintainthe
desireddrynessin theroom.
men the dehmidfier isfit
turned on andthedehumidi$ing
coilisdry,alightcoatingoffrost
wfilappear.Thisisnormal. The
frostwillusuallydisappearin 30to
45 minutes.
Hroom tem~rature goesbelow
65”F.(18”C),host mayaccumulate
onthedshumidi&ingcoil,rducing
theunit’soperatingefficiency.On
AutoDefrostrncdels,thecompressor
willshutORautornaticd~yunti ‘he
cod reachesthe correctoperating
temperature.The fm willcontinue
tomn to aid in Lhedefrosting.For
modelswi’bouttileAutoDefrost
feattlre,weTeconl.mendtilatyou
turn ‘theHuHtidiFyControlbob to
‘6~”to ~~owthe ~~i~todefrost.
Then tur~~it bac]u10~O~rdesired
sel~ing.
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TheAutoDefrostfeatureisalso
desi~ti topreventexcessiveon-off
~ychg, md walercertainconditions
mayWowthefrosttbremainon
thecoilforsometimebeforethe
compressorshutsoffmd thehost
iscleared.Thisis notunusual.
ToremoveColtemdWakr
Yourdehumidifierhasaplastic
bucketthatcatchesthewaterthatis
removedfromtheair,an automatic
wateroverflowcontrol,anda
signallightfiat glowswhenthe
bucketisfull.
On somemodels,weightofwater
inthebuckettriggersaswitchatthe
bottomrearofthedehumidifier
tiat stopstheunitandturnsthe
FULL lighton whenthebucket
isnearlyfull.
Ovetilow
Control
,Switch
1
&of,-
J;
Beforeremovingthebucketto
emptyit, turntheHumidityControl
knobto”1~’Thiswillpreventthe
dehumidifierfromoperatingwhen
thebucketisnotin place.
After emptyingthebucket,hangit
on thebucketsupportsoneach side
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Opemtiw(Continual)
Onsomemodels,afloat risesand
activatesthewaterove~ow control
thatturnstie FULLlightOn md
stopsdehumidificationbeforethe
bucketovetilows.
Beforeremovingthebucket,move
thecontrolcordattachedtothefloat
totie OFF (up)position.Thiswill
keepthefloatupad preventthe
dehumidifierhorn operatingwhen
thebucketis notinplace.
Afierreplacingthebucket,move
thecontrolcordto theON (dcwn)
positionandmakesurethefloat
h~gs freely insidethebucket.
Forcomthuot~s&an”off
ofwa@r
AttachasuitableIen@ ofstandard.
gardenhose(notsupplied).Amale
tiread isprovidedontie drainor
waterbucket.
Dehlwitifier does not‘operate.
@Notpluggedin.Plugmayhave
beenbumpedloose.
@Ifpluggedin, fise couldhave
blownor circuitbreakermayhave
tripped.
@Frostbuildupondehumidifikg
coil(onmodelswitiout Auto
Defrost),causedbyroom
temperaturedroppingbelow65”F.
(18”C.)T- HumidityControlknob
to “l” toallowcoflto defrost,then
resetitwhentheroomwarmsup.
Dehtimler “doesDot@ the
dr as it Shodd:’
@men the dehumidifierwasfirst
installed,notenoughtimewas
Wowedforittoremovethelarge
amountofmoisturethathad
accumulatedinthe room. Aslong
as threeor fourdays,withthe
Hutidity Controlkob setat “lOj’
mayberequiredto achieveand
maintainthe desireddryness.
e~bjeck blocking frontand/or
back ofdehumidifierwillrestrict
air flowandreduceeff~ciency.
=HumidityControlmaybe settoo
low.Wrn controlbob toahigher
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@Clothesdryermaybeblowing
mois~re-ladenaixintotie room.
@Connwtionmaybe looseifhose
isattachedtodehumidifierfor
conttiuousdrain-off.
~Float ballmy notbe suspended
freelyinbucket.
@Bucketmaynotbepusheddl tie
wayintotie dehumidifier.
Onothermodels:
@Bucketnothungproperlyfrom
bucketsupports.Seepage3.
Occasionallytie dehumidifierwfll
requirecleaning.Useavacuum
cleanerattacbent or brushto
clem thefrontgdle. ‘Thebestway
tocleanthedehumidi~ing cotiis
bytie useofasoftbrushwhentie
soilissoftandwet. of allowedto
dry andharden,itwi~ be diti~cult
to removeandmustbe soaked~~d
softened.)
Donotallowalotofwaterto enter
theelectrical/rnactinecompmment
throughthecircdar opetig bebd.
the coti.Useasquitibotileor
syringesoyoucancontroltie water.