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Great video! The only thing I would add is I recommend heat drying it after using water on it for an hour or two with a space heater before reassembling. I have been trash picking for years, including on rainy days. Rainy day items I put 3 feet from the heat in front of my space heater to heat air dry them, before plugging them into a GFCI outlet, at least 24 hours after picking them up.
Nice job I just cleaned a 2 year old one someone gave me for free. Smelled like their basement. Like you, I totally disassembled the dehumidifier, cleaned it, and 90% the smell is gone. You cant ever get them 100% clean like new. But it was free. Think cheap!
Did my little window AC unit yesterday and decided I should do my dehumidifier today. Great video, thank you. I never saw a unit that didn't have a filter though.
Yep same here, the two go hand in hand. And yes ,both my Ac and the dehumidifier have really thin synthetic like filters. They both look identical for each machine.
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Great job Jim, I had no clue what was under the hood, I also have a Friedrich, it has a filter you pull out to clean easy peasy unlike this old whirlpool like yours and mine although I believe yours is a newer model that looks the same. very good demo thanks
I have the EXACT same model and around your 3:54 mark, I removed the two screws holding the fan unit in place pulled it out. Then I was able to clean the blades and I used my air compressor from inside out to blow the coils off. It was SHOCKING how much dust came out! I am so glad I found your video because it’s great to see what products you use clean yours. Yes, my $5 coil fin key set has paid for itself again and again since I bought it. :)
You’re right Jim, the new ones don’t last as long. I have a 10 year old that worked just fine but was given a newer one and decided to use that one instead for the past 5 years and it looks like it just crapped out. Back to the old one I guess . 😂
That’s right! Nobody tells you how utterly gross these things get in a few months to a year. I tried to deep clean a window air conditioner, half way through, I gagged and threw it in the dumpster!
Filter material is sold at Home Depot in a kind if thin cardboard framework, which can be easily cut open to remove the filter media and it can be easily trimmed and laid flat against the face of your dehumidifier and secured with tape if you aren't concerned about it being exposed and visible. I would be doing this for the purpose of keeping it clean so being able to observe it will only be helpful for frequent removal and replacement as needed.
Hello! I have a very old dehumidifier in the basement that has not been used in at least 9 years, do you think it's worth cleaning at this point or would that be a lost cause? I don't want harmful things blowing into the house. Thank you!
I also have air purifiers and a tower fan I'd love to clean inside and the units. I'm battling mold spores, can't see them , but I'm allergic and start itching. I believe I have rain entering behind the wall via roof not being correctly done ...lower roof butts up against side of taller section of house ...I see no signs of flashing...very stressful. I'm 75 ...I am blessed and thankful...could really use some advice and prayer.
@@DIYJIM I've done that several times...roof is not old. It was done after Hurricane Florence. Worse than before . Tried to contact them...no response. They even removed siding from part of dormer(dormers) now just wood. Barrier Roofing was used by volunteer organization...thank you for responding...and yes I would greatly appreciate your prayers... I live in North Carolina...
Thank you for this video. I bought one just like yours used and I cleaned the outside but never thought about cleaning the inside until today. I'm hopeful that after cleaning mine it won't run constantly. My electric bill has skyrocketed in just two weeks of using mine. Does yours increase your bill drastically? Thanks for your help.
Hey Jim thanks for the video man you really went all out. You guys ever noticed any weird stuff in the water? For example my bucket has a sort of a lid on it I guess it's like your drip tray. I noticed where the water comes down through the hole in the lid that it's sort of like this blackish residue, almost looks like graphite. Of course the drip bucket has that stuff in it when I pour out the water the black stuff stays on the inside of the bucket. I tried cleaning the bucket a few times but it seems to be coming from the inside of the machine. The machine is pretty new. I did have it in a bathroom which had a mold spot on the wall though so I think it picked up some of this stuff internally. Also I bought a second machine last week and I just changed the water in it. It's a different model but the second machine the water that came out looked relatively clean. I don't see any black stuff in the bucket. I guess I need to take the first machine apart but I don't really how can I say. I'm not really a mechanically inclined and I'm definitely not comfortable taking a hose to it. I live near the seaside in the old house though and I have high humidity problems in here so I have to keep the thing running. I had another dehumidifier when I lived in another house and I don't remember that one ever happened this black residue either. I'm pretty sure it had something to do with the mold in the bathroom wall. Anyway thanks for the video man take care
@@DIYJIM hey thanks for the swift reply man. Yeah I'm thinking it's some kind of mold too. Especially since I had a water leak from the roof and there was some growing on the wall in the bathroom where it was at for a while. And since my other dehumidifier doesn't seem to have the same problem but that's a new unit I just started using it this past week. Anyway I found the screws I'm going to try to open up this machine I'll let you know how it goes. I've been cleaning the filter regularly but that doesn't seem to help too much. I did take a paper towel to the aluminum fence and I was able to remove some of this sort of furry looking fabric type dust material. I want to get further into the machine though anyway thanks again for the video and the quick response
@@DIYJIM okay I was able to pull the machine apart I noticed a few strange things. It had a lot more screws than I realized at first. I wasn't able to completely open it up because part of the case is hard plastic and it sort of snaps together. There's a few parts I don't want to force because I'm worried if I break it that it's going to I mean if I pull too hard that it might crack the plastic or something
@@DIYJIM what I noticed is directly underneath the upper part where the aluminum fins cover the copper tubing there's a sort of Trey where the water collects before it drips down into the bucket. What I noticed is inside of this tray it had a lot of this gray material. Blackish Gray. It looks sort of like the fibers that collect on the lint screen. It seems more like lint than it does mold. I noticed a lot of the stuff around my house on the floor. It seems to collect after some time it looks almost like dust mixed with these sort of fibers. I don't really have any carpets I don't know it's kind of weird man. I tried to clean out the part of the visible tray as best that I could but I couldn't get under the part with the coils completely but I think this will help a lot as far as my bucket situation. The coils themselves and the fins seem relatively clean there was a little bit of a sort of fibrary stuff on them but not too much
@@DIYJIM I did notice another weird thing at the base of the machine underneath where the compressor is some of the coils to the right of it the copper coils there are somewhat wrapped in this sort of I guess rubber or rubbery stuff. Anyway directly under those tubes inside of the case I noticed this sort of brown gunk. I guess it's from the copper. And there was a little bit of water. It seems like there's some condensation or some dripping down from the tubes but I don't think it should be there. Part of it dried and it's left this sort of brown gunky stuff. I was able to wipe it out I don't think that has anything to do with the gray stuff in my collection bucket but it seems like this machine has a poor design. It's a sort of a slim model with the bucket coming out of the back. The other machines I had were such that the bucket was removed from the front and those seem to work better in my opinion
I ran my dehumidifier with a parts that I'm supposed to in the dishwasher now I put water in it and has a slight chlorine smell can I still run the dehumidifier with a slight chlorine smell
Looks a lot like a portable air conditioner. It's a mission to clean those out - it involves disassembly. All kinds of great DIY videos but my real question is what it your diet and workout routine?
@@DIYJIM I tried when I was 16 and gave up after 6 months with no results. Have tried other times but totally gave up in my 30's. Over 50 now and the same shape/weight I was in college. Not sure how old you are but you look really good. All of my friends have become out of shape and have way too many aches and pains to every try and get a good workout routine in.
Unreal! You left the cord on the floor where it got wet. Did you notice there seemed to be s split in that cord near where it entered the dehumidifier and you hosed that as well? Hope you didn't get electrocuted!
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Thank you so much... Great job. I have two . The older one is leaking. I'm planning to try cleaning it as you did yours.
Blessings to you and yours .
For future reference... If you use an air compressor, you can blow out all of the "fins" without the water
I’m watching these videos to gain confidence to clean my mold hive for the first time. Thanks. Nice job.
Hope it helps, thanks for watching
Me too, practically,lol 😂
This gives me the inspiration to tackle my dehumidifier this week. Thanks.......Take care, Bluefin.
Your welcome thanks for watching
Great video! The only thing I would add is I recommend heat drying it after using water on it for an hour or two with a space heater before reassembling. I have been trash picking for years, including on rainy days. Rainy day items I put 3 feet from the heat in front of my space heater to heat air dry them, before plugging them into a GFCI outlet, at least 24 hours after picking them up.
Thanks for the tip, and thanks for watching
Very concise & clear.Thank you.
You are welcome!
Thank DIY Jim! Great job!
Your welcome
Thanks for the video my brother. My GE dehumidifier stopped draining into the sump so I cleaned it the way you showed me let’s hope for the best!
Hope it helped, thanks for watching
Very Helpful video!!!! Thank you! Happy New Year!
Thanks for watching. Happy new year to you also.
Nice job I just cleaned a 2 year old one someone gave me for free. Smelled like their basement. Like you, I totally disassembled the dehumidifier, cleaned it, and 90% the smell is gone. You cant ever get them 100% clean like new. But it was free. Think cheap!
Thanks for watching
Great video thank you!
Your welcome
Good stuff 👍. Need to clean mine now.
Thanks for watching, its not that hard
Thank you for the information 😊
My pleasure 😊
Did my little window AC unit yesterday and decided I should do my dehumidifier today. Great video, thank you. I never saw a unit that didn't have a filter though.
Thanks for watching
Yep same here, the two go hand in hand. And yes ,both my Ac and the dehumidifier have really thin synthetic like filters. They both look identical for each machine.
Thank You for Information ! 👋👍👍👍👍
Welcome
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Thanks for the video
You bet
Nice job!😊
Thanks! 😄and thanks for watching
Great job Jim, I had no clue what was under the hood, I also have a Friedrich, it has a filter you pull out to clean easy peasy unlike this old whirlpool like yours and mine although I believe yours is a newer model that looks the same. very good demo thanks
Welcome Barry thanks for watching
Nice job Jim! Your dehumidifier is a lot nicer than mine, mine is a lot more plastic and cheap haha
My dehumidifier might be 15-20 years old not sure that's why I am trying to keep it going the new ones are junk. Thanks for watching
I have the EXACT same model and around your 3:54 mark, I removed the two screws holding the fan unit in place pulled it out. Then I was able to clean the blades and I used my air compressor from inside out to blow the coils off. It was SHOCKING how much dust came out!
I am so glad I found your video because it’s great to see what products you use clean yours. Yes, my $5 coil fin key set has paid for itself again and again since I bought it. :)
Awesome thanks for watching
Which type of tool did you use? Thank you
AND GOD BLESS YOU T00!
Thank you very much Don
You’re right Jim, the new ones don’t last as long. I have a 10 year old that worked just fine but was given a newer one and decided to use that one instead for the past 5 years and it looks like it just crapped out. Back to the old one I guess . 😂
Crazy they make everything cheaper now and at the same time say we are polluting to much. Global warming crazy
If you tape a piece of air conditioner filter fabric to the front, you might find that it filters the dust before the dust gets to the condenser fins.
I thought about doing that. Thanks for the tip
That’s right! Nobody tells you how utterly gross these things get in a few months to a year. I tried to deep clean a window air conditioner, half way through, I gagged and threw it in the dumpster!
Correct thanks for watching
Or during the season. 👍🏻
Filter material is sold at Home Depot in a kind if thin cardboard framework, which can be easily cut open to remove the filter media and it can be easily trimmed and laid flat against the face of your dehumidifier and secured with tape if you aren't concerned about it being exposed and visible. I would be doing this for the purpose of keeping it clean so being able to observe it will only be helpful for frequent removal and replacement as needed.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching
Hello! I have a very old dehumidifier in the basement that has not been used in at least 9 years, do you think it's worth cleaning at this point or would that be a lost cause? I don't want harmful things blowing into the house. Thank you!
@@amandahagstrom9526 If it still works well, like the man said, it’s worth cleaning out, as newer dehumidifiers are not built as well.
I also have air purifiers and a tower fan I'd love to clean inside and the units. I'm battling mold spores, can't see them , but I'm allergic and start itching. I believe I have rain entering behind the wall via roof not being correctly done ...lower roof butts up against side of taller section of house ...I see no signs of
flashing...very stressful. I'm
75 ...I am blessed and thankful...could really use some advice and prayer.
Sounds like you need someone that is good with roofs look at your house. Hope you can find someone. I’ll say a prayer for you
@@DIYJIM I've done that several times...roof is not old.
It was done after Hurricane Florence. Worse than before .
Tried to contact them...no response. They even removed siding from part of dormer(dormers) now just wood. Barrier Roofing was used by volunteer organization...thank you for responding...and yes I would greatly appreciate your prayers...
I live in North Carolina...
Wow that’s just from one year?😮
thanks for watching
Thank you for this video. I bought one just like yours used and I cleaned the outside but never thought about cleaning the inside until today. I'm hopeful that after cleaning mine it won't run constantly. My electric bill has skyrocketed in just two weeks of using mine. Does yours increase your bill drastically? Thanks for your help.
really not sure my wife pays the electric bill
Hey Jim thanks for the video man you really went all out. You guys ever noticed any weird stuff in the water? For example my bucket has a sort of a lid on it I guess it's like your drip tray. I noticed where the water comes down through the hole in the lid that it's sort of like this blackish residue, almost looks like graphite. Of course the drip bucket has that stuff in it when I pour out the water the black stuff stays on the inside of the bucket. I tried cleaning the bucket a few times but it seems to be coming from the inside of the machine. The machine is pretty new. I did have it in a bathroom which had a mold spot on the wall though so I think it picked up some of this stuff internally. Also I bought a second machine last week and I just changed the water in it. It's a different model but the second machine the water that came out looked relatively clean. I don't see any black stuff in the bucket. I guess I need to take the first machine apart but I don't really how can I say. I'm not really a mechanically inclined and I'm definitely not comfortable taking a hose to it. I live near the seaside in the old house though and I have high humidity problems in here so I have to keep the thing running. I had another dehumidifier when I lived in another house and I don't remember that one ever happened this black residue either. I'm pretty sure it had something to do with the mold in the bathroom wall. Anyway thanks for the video man take care
Sounds like it was some kind of mold. When I cleaned my dehumidifier it looked like I had some in the container also. Wish I could help you more
@@DIYJIM hey thanks for the swift reply man. Yeah I'm thinking it's some kind of mold too. Especially since I had a water leak from the roof and there was some growing on the wall in the bathroom where it was at for a while. And since my other dehumidifier doesn't seem to have the same problem but that's a new unit I just started using it this past week. Anyway I found the screws I'm going to try to open up this machine I'll let you know how it goes. I've been cleaning the filter regularly but that doesn't seem to help too much. I did take a paper towel to the aluminum fence and I was able to remove some of this sort of furry looking fabric type dust material. I want to get further into the machine though anyway thanks again for the video and the quick response
@@DIYJIM okay I was able to pull the machine apart I noticed a few strange things. It had a lot more screws than I realized at first. I wasn't able to completely open it up because part of the case is hard plastic and it sort of snaps together. There's a few parts I don't want to force because I'm worried if I break it that it's going to I mean if I pull too hard that it might crack the plastic or something
@@DIYJIM what I noticed is directly underneath the upper part where the aluminum fins cover the copper tubing there's a sort of Trey where the water collects before it drips down into the bucket. What I noticed is inside of this tray it had a lot of this gray material. Blackish Gray. It looks sort of like the fibers that collect on the lint screen. It seems more like lint than it does mold. I noticed a lot of the stuff around my house on the floor. It seems to collect after some time it looks almost like dust mixed with these sort of fibers. I don't really have any carpets I don't know it's kind of weird man. I tried to clean out the part of the visible tray as best that I could but I couldn't get under the part with the coils completely but I think this will help a lot as far as my bucket situation. The coils themselves and the fins seem relatively clean there was a little bit of a sort of fibrary stuff on them but not too much
@@DIYJIM I did notice another weird thing at the base of the machine underneath where the compressor is some of the coils to the right of it the copper coils there are somewhat wrapped in this sort of I guess rubber or rubbery stuff. Anyway directly under those tubes inside of the case I noticed this sort of brown gunk. I guess it's from the copper. And there was a little bit of water. It seems like there's some condensation or some dripping down from the tubes but I don't think it should be there. Part of it dried and it's left this sort of brown gunky stuff. I was able to wipe it out I don't think that has anything to do with the gray stuff in my collection bucket but it seems like this machine has a poor design. It's a sort of a slim model with the bucket coming out of the back. The other machines I had were such that the bucket was removed from the front and those seem to work better in my opinion
I ran my dehumidifier with a parts that I'm supposed to in the dishwasher now I put water in it and has a slight chlorine smell can I still run the dehumidifier with a slight chlorine smell
I don’t see why not. Hopefully the smell goes away. Thanks for watching
Nice arms ! 😍😎
Thanks
Ditto
14k views and only 22 thumbs up? cmon man!
Crazy I thought I did a good job on that video. Thanks for watching
@@DIYJIM me too
Looks a lot like a portable air conditioner. It's a mission to clean those out - it involves disassembly. All kinds of great DIY videos but my real question is what it your diet and workout routine?
I have been lifting weights since I was 15 off and on. Thanks for the compliment, It is getting harder the older I get. Thanks
@@DIYJIM I tried when I was 16 and gave up after 6 months with no results. Have tried other times but totally gave up in my 30's. Over 50 now and the same shape/weight I was in college. Not sure how old you are but you look really good. All of my friends have become out of shape and have way too many aches and pains to every try and get a good workout routine in.
@@chargermopar I'm 44 staying in shape has been easy for me.
Unreal! You left the cord on the floor where it got wet. Did you notice there seemed to be s split in that cord near where it entered the dehumidifier and you hosed that as well? Hope you didn't get electrocuted!
Thanks for the concern I don’t think I noticed that
Thanks for the concern
Did he take the plastic bag on the fan motor out before he re-assembled? I didn't see it.
I sure did thanks for asking
Thank god he remembered
Ooh, got the muscle shirt on, let's see you heft that thing over your head.
Maybe next time I’ll try, thanks for watching
Not sure what the point of this video was. Totally useless in terms of any information
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