GE AHD21 User manual

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saf* ln=ruaiouns .........o.............o2Problem solver ................................6
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operatingInstrwtiions
AutoDefrost....................................................4
ControlSettings........................................ 3.4
Howthe DehumidifierWorks......................3
HumidityControl............................................3consumerservices
Model andSerialNumbers.........................2
Careand Cleaning ............................5
Condensertiils ..............................................5

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debdtiier, madtMs dehdtiler.ee
bmk mmftiy. bediately contactthe
Itisktendedtohelpyou dealer(orbuilder)thatsold
operateandmaintainyour youtie dehurniti~er.
newdehumidifierproperly.
Keep it handyforanswers
toyourquestions.
savehe andmoney.
Beforeyourequest
Su?tice..e
ChecktheRoblemSolverinthe
backoftis book.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatig problemstiat you
cancorrectyo~self.

—How it works
Moist,humidairisdrawnoveracold,refrigerated Dehumidi~lngCoil Condpnser
dehtidifying coil.Moistureintheaircondenseson
thiscoilandthendrainsintoabucket(orthrougha
hoseintoadrain).~, cleanairisthendrawnover
tie condenserwhereit isactuaUyheatedseveral
degreesanddischargedoutthefrontme intothe
room.Itisnomal forthesmoundingairtobecome
slighdyw~er asthedehumidifier operates.~S
waxmingeffecttier reducestie relativehtidity
ofthesmoundingair.
men locatingthedehumi~ler,besuretoplaceit
wherethereisnorestrictiontotheairfloweitherinto
thecoilattherearorfromthefront@e. Goodair
circulationthrough
efficientopelation.
Humid
AirIn
Drain
Bucket
theapplianceisessentialto ‘hre:%:~
Connector —
Appearancemayvary
*Dry
%Air
out
Sealed
\Refrigeration
Unit
AHumidityControl,builtintoyourdehumiWler,
automaticallymaintainsaselectedhumiditylevel.It
startsthedehumidifierwhenthehumidityishighand
shutsitoffwhenthehumidityislow.
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TheHumidity Controlhassettingsfiorn“1“ to
“10.”Turningthecontrolknobto “10”provides
thegreatestamountofdehurnitilcation,turning
itto” 1“providestheleast.
Evenwhentie HumidityControlis setat“10,”the
dehumidifierwillruncontinuouslyduringparticdarly
humidperiodsduetoseepageofhumidairintothe
roomthroughthewalls,arounddoorsandwindowsand
throughtheuseofclothesdryersandsimilarquipment
thataddmoisturetotheair.Thecontinuousoperation
ofthedehumi~er duringsuchhumidperiodsis
normalandnecessarytomaintaindesiredconditions.
TheW3or4daysthatyouhaveyou
dehumidifier,mitat“109’to allow ittoremove
largeamomtsofaccumulatedmoisturefromtheroom.
Whentheroomhasreachedthedesiredhumiditylevel,
theamountofmoistureremovedfromtheairWUbe
considerablyless.RotatetheHumidityControlknob
toward”1“untilthedehumidifiershutsoff.The
HumidityControlwillautomatic~ymaintainthe
desireddrynessintheroom.
To removeCouectedwater
Yourdehumidifierhasaplasticbucketthatcatches
thewaterthatisremovedfromtheair,anautomatic
waterovefiowcontrol,andasignallightthatglows
whenthebucketisfill.
Beforeremovingthebuckettoemptyit,~the
HumidityControlknobto “OFF.”Thiswillprevent
thedehumidifierfromoperatingwhenthebucketis
notinplace.
Afteremptyingthebucket,pushit allthewayback
intoplace.
men thedehtiti~er kfimttimed onmdthe
dehumidifyingcofiisdry,alightcoatig offrostwill
appear.Thisisnormal.Thefrostwillusually
disappearin30to45minutes.
Eroomtemperate goesbelow65°F.,hostmay ‘
accumulateonthedehumidifyingcoil,reducingtie
unit’soperatingefficiency.TheAutoDefrostcontrol
willshutthecompressoroffautomatictiyuntilthe
coilreachesthecorrectoperatingtemperature.The
fanwillcontinuetoruntoaidinthedefrosting.
TheAutoDefrostfeatureisalsodesignedtoprevent
excessiveon-offcycling,andunderce- conditions
mayaUowtie frosttoremainonthecoilforsome
timebeforethecompressorshutsoffandthefrostis
cleared.Thisisnotunusual.
Appearancemayvary
.Afterreplacingthebucket,besuretoturnthe
HumidityControlknobbacktothedesiredsetting.
For contiuom drti-ofl of water,knockoutthe
plasticbotto”mofthethreadedhoseconnectorhole
andattachastandardgardenhose(notsupplied).
A
malethreadisprovidedonthewaterbucket.
Note:Asecondwasherintheconnectorofthehose
mayberequiredtomakeawater-tightcomection.

—UnplugdehdWler beforec#eatig. Donotallowalotofwatertoen~rtie
Occasionallythedehumidifierwillrequirecletig. electricWmactinecompartmentthroughthecircular
Useavacuumcleanerattachmentorbrushtocleanthe openingbehindthecoil.Useasquitibottleorsyringe
front@le. Thebestwaytocleanthedehumidi@ing N‘0youCacOntiO1‘e‘a*r.
coilisbytheuseofasoftbrushwhenthesoilissofi
andwet.(EWowedtodryandharden,itWWbe
difficulttoremoveandmustbesoakedandsoftened.)
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How toComect electtici~
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beproperly atihed.
INSUREPROPER
EARTHEXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Earthing
Plug
YourmodelwH1haveoneoftheseplugs.
Themainsleadcordoftis applianceisequippedwith
anearthingplugwhichmateswithastandardearthed
wdl outiettominimizethepossibilityofelectricshock
hazardfromappliance.
Havethewalloutletcheckedby aqutified electrician
tomakesuretheoutietisproperlyearthed.
Whereaunearthedw~ outletisencountereditis
yourpersonalresponsibilityandobligationtohaveit
replacedwithaproperlyearthedwdl outlet.
ThedehumiW~ershotid alwaysbepluggedhto
i~ om intitidud electtid outlet—Pleasereferto
theratingplateonthedehurniti~erforthecorrect
voltageandfrequency.Thisisrecommendedfor
bestpetiorrnanceandtopreventoverloadinghouse
wiringcircuits,whichcotid causeafie hazard
fromoverheatingwires.
Hthemainsleadcordbecomesdamaged,itmustbe
replacedbyaqualifiedserviceagentinordertoavoid
asafetyhazard.

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