"Michael Muderick" wrote in message
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In 2003-4 I bought a kenmore dehumidifier. AFter less than a year, I
took it for warranty service- fan motor replaced. Now, 2 years later,
it's just not pumping out any more water. Sounds like the compressor is
running, but I haven't taken it apart to check it. I keep it on a shelf
with a drain into the sink and the humidity level in the basement requires
it to run almost full time. I'm thinking that, if it is a fan motor, I'm
ready to replace the whole unit because I want one with greater
reliability. Thoughts? Recommendations on a good model? Does pint
capacity matter since it's on a drain system, rather than the tub?
Thanks.

The pint capacity is how much water the unit can remove fron the air in a
given time period, not how much water the tub or drain system can hold.
You should size the unit to the size of the area that the dehumidifier is
in, and maybe how damp the area is .