How To Fix a Leaky Dehumidifier - Dehumidifier Leaking
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2022
- How to fix a leaking dehumidifier
Dehumidifier leaking
Dehumidifier leaks
Frigidaire Dehumidifier leaking
Super easy job!
You don’t need a new dehumidifier, you only need a screw driver and a garden hose!
Job length: About 1 hour for disassembly and cleaning. Roughly 24 hours to air dry before plugging back in
Frost King Air Conditioner Foaming Cleaner
Amazon Link:
Frost King ACF19 Foam Coil Cleaner, 19Oz, 19 Ounce a.co/d/64utAkR
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Awesome! Wish I searched this before I purchased a new one, BUT good thing I didn’t throw out my old unit. Now I have two 🙃
That’s awesome!!
Thanks for making this video, I just fixed ours. Was about to throw it away and buy a new one but now it's working perfectly again thanks to this video.
You’re very welcome!
I just about trashed my leaking de-himidifier until I saw your helpful video. Now it works perfectly. Thanks a bunch!
You’re very welcome!
Thank you so much! I’m so happy i could clean and fix this myself! I wouldn’t have dared tried if not for your video! I didn’t have to take off the side panels or use the foam cleaner, the muck on the front just easily wiped off in big chunks and i used the shower sprayer to gently rinse the stuff in the bottom out that was clogging the hole for the water to drip into the bucket. No more leaks, hooray!
Great job!!
I have this exact unit so Thanks for showing me how to clean it.
You’re welcome!
Thank you so much for this video. I have this exact model. I don’t think I would have figured out the side panels without breaking something 😅
It is such a relief to not have to change the wet towel beneath the dehumidifier anymore.
You’re very welcome!
Thank you I have the same trouble, I fix it with your guide and now it work like a new one. I save 300$.
I am very happy this worked for you!
Helpful video. I could not get the side panels off until I found your guide.
I’m glad I could help! Those panels are not the best design at all. Easy to break the tabs if you don’t know about them.
This is a great video and I had a lot of fun deassembling the dehumidifier. In the end the leak was caused by it not operating on a flat surface! So worth considering first.
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HOW wonderful! I'd already ordered a replacement unit because my Haier dehumidifier is more than 10 years old and was leaking all over the basement floor. My daughter has told me several times to check UA-cam first for any repair or mitigation.
Yes, I did. FYI, I clean the filter religiously, yet I too saw the scum you showed. Frost King was THE best $10 I have spent in a long time. Also, I did use big pipe cleaners and q tips as adjunct tools and did wear gloves.
Thank you. Thank you. The dehumidifier and I are both humming along... 🎶
Better to end than mend? NOPE.
You’re very welcome!! I’m so glad this worked for you! Great work!
I knew this had to be done but I was in denial...its do this or sacrifice a few hundred dollars. Great video.
Thank you! Good luck with the job! Unit runs like a dream now that it’s clean!
My wife better not find this video before I follow these steps 🗣🙉 HAHAHA
Last but not least, THANK YOU!!
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Perfect, thank you so much 😊
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Thank you! This is my exact dehumidifier and I have the same problem. Ready to tackle it now. Much appreciated!!!
You are very welcome Marty! Mine is up and running good as new after the cleaning. Good luck! Remember, those side panels are tricky. Be careful not to break the tabs on the front.
@@neverendingdiy i have the same problem now will do what you did thanks alot!
Great video! Excellent explanation and your speaker skills are fabulous! Look forward to watching more of your videos 😊
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the video. This is my basement unit and was leaking on floor. I took off covers as you instructed and found that the coils were clean but the drain holes were plugged with small gobs of jelly-like fungus. I cleaned the holes with q-tips and flushed the catch pan under the coils with a squirt bottle until it ran out freely. Seemed to correct the problem, thanks.
Nice job Monty! I’m glad the video helped! Thank you for stopping by!
Thanks for this video! Couldn't figure out why mine was leaking, followed these steps and now its working like a charm!
Glad it worked for you!!
I have similar problem. Ready to try your system❤
Good luck!
Thanks man! Have to tackle this job soon; my paris-rhone model started leaking.
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HUGE help!! Thank you!
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This is the same model I have. I’m definitely going to buy the foam and try this.
It’ll be like new
Very helpful! Thank you!!
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Thank you SO SO much for this!!!
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I started taking my grandmas apart to service it but the coils are super clean and there’s no debris anywhere. However I did trip on the hose so I reset it so it’s flush and I think the problem is solved!
A fix is a fix. Good job!
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Thanks, this was helpful
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What a legend! Saved me a ton of •$$$. Appreciate ya!
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Dehumidifier cleaning
Do you have a suggestion for alternative sprays to clean the coils?
Thank you for this. This video has served me well in the past. Question: was leaking again & repeated the process, only to notice that the small drain on the left (if facing the unit) is still plugged. The other drains work fine, and I’ve repeatedly unclogged the drain in question with no luck. Could a blockage be under the coils where I can’t get to? Thanks for your help.
I would say that is a very good possibility. You probably have a build up of gunk under there that is plugging the hole every time it is cleared. If you disassemble the unit completely, you lift the coil slightly - however, be careful! If you kink or break the copper tubing you’ll be shopping for a new dehumidifier. I imagine if you were to unbolt the Compressor from the unit, it will give you a little more travel. Just take your time with it and don’t get too carried away. You might get some pipe cleaners to shove under there and break up the gunk
Cheers for the advice. I'm going to try cleaning mine next chance I get. Just wondering would an air line be useful for cleaning if you cannot use the hose technique? Or could that be too powerful and damage the fins? Cheers
I’m getting ready to post an update video. The air hose will work, but there are 2 coils. You need to separate the two coils and blow them out from back to front. Air is drawn through the front of the coils and that is the direction the dirt has piled in. You need to flush the dirt out in the reverse direction and not pack it further into the coils
I used the frost king stuff and a hose, but also used an air compressor to blow out all the moisture and to blast some of the gunk that was behind and between the coils after the majority of it was rinsed away.
Also compressed air was good for clearing the dust from areas I didn’t want to douse with the hose.
@exintrovert1337 good job!
Is that way if feels like there is water in the top
When you say “in the top” do you mean in the drain pan before it hits the bucket?
What if I just got mine? It’s brand new and it’s leaking water?
It shouldn’t leak brand new. Take it back and exchange it for sure.
Hi. Is that spray okay to use indoors? And what if you dont have a garden hose? I rent and dont have basic things available to me. Thanks!
Yeah, the spray will be fine indoors. You could try using the sprayer on your sink if you have one. You just need enough water pressure to clean the debris out of the coil. A spray bottle would probably do it if you were hard pressed - but it would take FOREVER! I would recommend finding a friend or if your work has a hose just take it somewhere and do it there.
@@neverendingdiy so check this out. Thanks to your video, I learned about that dripping spot above where the bucket goes on the right. I put a zip tie in there and messed around. A little bit trickled out.
In the back, I undid the cap where the hose would go (I dump the bucket) and WOW the amount that came out!! It was staggering! I looooved it. The consistency was gross like thick mucous but I loved getting it out. I removed all screws but was unable to disassemble the components.
When I removed the filter (cover), it revealed the same area that you sprayed. What I ended up doing was going in the direction of the lines w a microfiber cloth and that seemed to remedy that. It all dripped down and made its way to the drip and the hole of the cap and more drained out.
I loved draining that stuff so much if I could make a career of just doing that, I would.
My next step is looking up how to clean the bucket out. I see how it's got build up in there that reminds me of Vaseline. I'm embarrassed to admit this but you are officially my dehumidifier cleaning guru so I think confessions are fitting. When I looked up bucket maintenance, it says to clean it once weekly or more. I've have dehumidifiers for 20 years at this point and NEVER have.
THANK YOU endlessly for this video!
@rainbowsandkittens1537 good work! You can clean the bucket with soap and water in the sink. I would dump the debris outside though. No sense in putting that junk from one place down the drain to another. Nice job!
@@neverendingdiy THANK YOU!!! The way I see it, it will turn out I either greatly improved this appliance or somehow damaged it beyond repair. Time will tell. If I put a smidge of dawn and vinegar in the bucket with water (should it be warm?cold?hot) can I let that soak over night? If not, I will do it in the morning, I'm beat.
And thank you for that tip about dumping it outside. That would never have occured to me!
Man, I am SO grateful to you.
Soaking probably won’t change anything. You gotta think… it’s constantly soaking in water and never going anywhere. I would just scrub it out. It should come clean pretty quick with a little elbow grease
OK. Serious question, please. I have a 10+ year old dehumidifier that is working FINE 1 month after completing the fix you posted. Yay!
NOW, my question to you: DO I keep the other unopened one I bought (I have 90-day return) and it was a good price on sale!) or keep it as a backup? Again, thank you thank you!
I guess the question is more of could you benefit with having the money back? Or is there another place in your home, office, garage, basement, or other space in your life that could benefit from some humidity reduction? The choice is yours. I have 2 of these units and use one in my basement and one in my shop. Any time you can control humidity, you are going to help your properly last longer.
i came to this video to learn how to fix my leaking dehumidifier, and l left this video completely depressed that I'm running AC and this dehumidifier simultaneously for pretty much no reason other than to waste electricity. Sometimes learning stuff feels bad.
So you may not be running your dehumidifier in vein. We live in the Appalachian Mountains where the humidity level is really high. We have an A/C system AND we run our dehumidifier. Home A/C units are primarily responsible for cooling and heating. Dehumidification is a natural byproduct of the cooling cycle. But just because the a/c unit is running and satisfying whatever you have your thermostat set to, does not necessarily mean that you removing all the humidity you need to. I love this dehumidifier because you can visually set the humidity level. Mold begins to grow around 62/63% if it has something to feed on. This is why most dehumidifier manufacturers recommend setting your system to between 50&60%. I don’t think your wasting electricity by running both. You are simply properly managing the climate in your home.
@@neverendingdiyI was wondering if it would function without the heating part running. I suppose ice would build up…
But it would be cool if these had a switch that could disable the heating half so it could be an air conditioner in the summer, and put out warm air in the winter 🤔
@exintrovert1337 it’s a good thought but in order for an air conditioner to function you have to have a place to reject the heat. A common misconception is that air conditioning makes things cold. On the contrary… air conditioning removes heat. The warm air that is blown across the cold coil absorbs the heat from the house or from the room, heats the refrigerant, then the refrigerant is rejected to the outside through the condensing unit. The “portable air conditioners” you can buy come with a tube that you are supposed to run through a door or window. This is to reject the hot air off the condenser coil. The only way the system works is through a cold coil and a hot coil. In the case of a dehumidifier, the air flowing over both coils will only ever produce “room neutral” or “room temp” air. I see where you’re going, but the technology just doesn’t quite work that way.
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