On 14 Aug 2006 11:16:39 -0700, "Paul" wrote:

Hi All,

I just purchased a Danby dehumidifier from Costco & have the following
beefs;

- the fan is always on. Customer Service tried to tell me that it's
actually more energy efficient to run the fan constanly - an argument I
find somewhat demeaning.

Silly maybe, I don't know for sure, but demeaning? Don't take these
things personally.

- even the the humdity is lower then the set-humidity, the compressor
kicks in periodically.

I'd REALLY prefer a dehumidifier that "shuts down" when the desired
humdity level has been reached - can anyone advise if there is such a
product out there?

I'll bet it isn't too hard to rewire this one (although I suppose that
voids the warranty.)

I had a room ac where the fan ran all the time, all night even it
cooled down during the night, and it was right next to my bed, to
boot.

All the wires inside had slide on connectors, so I just rearranged 3
of them. (two wires won't be enough, but iirc, you only have to take
off one end of each wire. In this case it took about 15 minutes. Of
course I had the whole thing in my head when I started, and I'm not
sure if you do or not.) I made it so the thermostat (in your case
the humidistat) controlled the power to the compressor and the fan,
instead of the fan current not going through the thermost. Make a
sketch of the way it was so you don't get lost, and so if you do need
service, and you probably won't, you can put it back the way it was
before you bring it back. Use a quality phillips head screwdriver so
you won't leave traces that you've been inside. (How else do they
know?)

Why the comprssor kicks in when it is not humid, I don't know. Before
you do the above, call them and make sure it is meant to do that.
Maybe yours is broken (although I don't think it would be able to do
that if they didn't provide a part to make it happenn.)

I just replace all the light bulbs in the house with compact floresent
sp? - I a little miffed that this dehumidifier will now such as much
power out of the grid as I'd though I was saving.

Thanks!