HOW TO OPERATE A DEHUMIDIFIER ?

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Member since 30 October 2012

Stephanie TroyActive member17 April 2013 07:40:04

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for information on how to operate a dehumidifier. I bought an electric dehumidifier and it has been working fine for the past month. It collects about 4 litres of water and once you empty the container and replace it it continues to collect water.

The problem I have is there is a facility to use a hose and the water will automatically empty into a floor drain. I have attached the hose and followed the instructions but it does n't seem to work. The water is still going into the container and once it is full it switches off. I have tried everything I can think of to get the unit to drain the water into the floor drain using the hose but it won't.

The model I bought is a EuorpAce EDH 216. Has anyone any idea what I am doing wrong please ?

Thanks.

Steph.

korn1 Contributor

Member since 02 July 2012

korn1Contributor17 April 2013 08:29:57

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Not sure buddy. Maybe follow the instructions again and see if you missed a step. Good luck

Stephanie Troy Active member

Member since 30 October 2012

Stephanie TroyActive member17 April 2013 09:18:22

Hi Everyone,

I have sorted it out. For anyone buying one of these the instructions explain everything except how to use the hose. You have to block the pipe leading into the water container and then the water will travel out through the hose. It does n't mention this in the instructions. It's working fine now.

Thanks.

Steph.

Sleeping Cookie Serial expat

Member since 29 November 2010

Sleeping CookieSerial expat19 April 2013 13:32:27

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Hi Stephanie, where did you buy it and how much did it cost you?

Stephanie Troy Active member

Member since 30 October 2012

Stephanie TroyActive member19 April 2013 14:48:35

Hi Sleeping Cookie,

I bought it in Courts in Bagetelle in March. It cost 19,000 Rupees about 475 Euro. They had only one left the day I bought it. Be carefull they were trying to sell me a humidifier which as far as I know is the direct opposite of a de-humidifier.

It works great. Last year when I moved here I had to throw out a lot of leather stuff because it turned green plus it cost me a fortune in drycleaning bills trying to rescue the rest of the clothes.

When I got it I was n't taking any chances of that happening again so I ran it 24/7 in all the rooms for about 2 or 3 weeks. The electricity bill went through the roof but it was worth it to keep the mould out of the house. When I would put a clothes horse full of clothes into a bedroom with it running they would be dry in a couple of hours. I know that is not what it is designed to do but it was running anyway so I took advantage of it.

I have to go away for a few months so I bought a timer switch to turn it on everyday in my absence. The mould was so bad last year that we had to have interior doors painted. The bit that shocked me was that the mould surfaced overnight. Coming from Ireland I had no idea about humidity. I'm learning at last !

Regards,

Steph.

butimbusy Guest

butimbusyGuest20 April 2013 03:41:56

Where did you buy your dehumidifier? Here in Mauritius? Was it expensive, if you don't mind me asking?

butimbusy Guest

butimbusyGuest20 April 2013 03:43:16

Just saw the answer to my own question, duh! It always pays to page down!

Sleeping Cookie Serial expat

Member since 29 November 2010

Sleeping CookieSerial expat20 April 2013 03:49:15

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Hey Stephanie, I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm in Curepipe and here the humidity is much worse than in Mont Choisy. Wow, 19,000 is expensive! I thought it would cost around 3-4 thousand.
Thanks for the info
Candy

Mikl_C Contributor

Member since 25 July 2012

Mikl_CContributor21 April 2013 18:38:03

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Hi everyone,

Dehumidifiers are great, I have been using one for a few years, since I was living in Forest Side. The one I bought had a capacity of 20L/day with a water tank of 12L.

The first few days of use I emptied the tank 2x in 24h and one would be astonished how much water there is in the air in Forest Side!

After 2 weeks, the air started to get dryer and I could put it on once a week and once every two weeks.

Now I live in Moka, it is not as humid, but I use it to dry clothes inside, and in a night the clothes are dry!

Recommended to all people living in humid areas!

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