" writes:

I have a Friedrich 40 Pt. dehumidifier. It is just over 2 years old. I
believe it is made in China by LG. I only use it 6 months out of the year.

I have two 50 pint Comfort Aire D50A2 units. They are full of FSP part
numbers which makes me think Whirlpool. And the 800-253-1301 on the label
rings through to the Whirlpool No-Help line. Despite that, they deny any
relationship.

Another label has "Heat Controller, Inc" of Jackson MI.
www.heatcontroller.com I suppose I should call them.

Both failed the same way; the crimped-togther 0.01HP Emerson Electric
motor seized, the coils iced over, and the compressor Klixon overload
eventualy roached itself.

In one case, the 5 cent plastic fan hub cracked off the shaft as well.

I freed up the one motor & drilled a hole into the back bearing cap.
I lubed up both bearings and it now blows up a storm.

I found the part #'s on some appliance repair site.

Their [aprox] prices:
$46 for the motor
$36 for the PoS fan blade
$36 for the Klixon.

I need the overloads at the least. I can find another fan.
Electronicsurplus.com has some Klixons, but I can't decode the trip
curve of them. I may just buy 'em. [Hell of a statement for an overload,
right?]

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